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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyoshi Yoda, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 ;
Abstract
An X-ray mammography apparatus for more reliable and less painful diagnosis, by providing means for elongating the breast using gravity or force of suction. In one form, the patient is horizontally positioned on a bed having a hole for elongating the breast. An X-ray source and a film table are located under the bed, thereby allowing an X-ray beam going horizontally through the patient's breast. An advantage is that a cancer near the chest wall can be more reliably detected.