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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elizabeth Kelly-Fry, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Francis J Fry, Indianapolis, IN (US);
George W Gardner, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128660 ;
Abstract
A direct water coupling device for ultrasound scanning of the human breast in a supine position. A tank, which has an open top and an open bottom and has a bottom edge which is shaped so as to conform to the shape of a human body about the perimeter of the breast area, is placed in a sealed position about the breast while the patient is in a supine position. A strapping apparatus maintains the device in position while the tank is filled with water and the ultrasound scan is performed.