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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Siemens Healthineers Ag, Forchheim, DE;
Inventors:
Julia Wicklein, Erlangen, DE;
Madeleine Hertel, Forchheim, DE;
Magdalena Herbst, Erlangen, DE;
Zhenzhen Jiang, Erlangen, DE;
Steffen Kappler, Effeltrich, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG, Forchheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0435 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more example embodiments of the present invention relates to a breast fixation element for a mammography system having a flat elastic surface element including a fastening element for fixing the breast to a support surface of the mammography system, wherein a shape of the breast fixation element is adapted to a shape of the breast.