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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:
Jan. 31, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1992
Bernard W Siczek, Boulder, CO (US);
Fischer Imaging Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for use in performing medical procedures on a breast of a patient is disclosed. The apparatus (10) includes a frame assembly (12) for supporting the patient having an opening (22) therein through which the patient's breasts are permitted to protrude, an imaging system (18) for identifying any suspicious lesions within the patient's breasts, and a biopsy assembly (20) for use in performing a biopsy on the patient's breasts. The frame assembly (12) is tiltable from a vertical position to a non-vertical position to facilitate mammography and the mammographic biopsy procedure. In addition, the imaging system (18) and biopsy assembly (20) are moveable across the patient's chest from one breast to the other. The imaging system (18) is also rotatable and tiltable relative to the patient's breasts to obtain oblique views of the breasts.