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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Krister Lindström, Alvsjö, SE;
Inventor:
Krister Lindström, Alvsjö, SE;
Assignee:
Siemens Elema AB, Solna, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 604 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An x-ray diagnostic device for mammogram examinations has an arm for an x-ray tube and a subject table as well as a compression plate arranged between the x-ray tube and the subject table that is connected to the arm and that is displaceable along this arm. The arm is rotatably mounted at a stand for an optimal compression of the breast with a simultaneous reduction of the pain cause by the compression, an arrangement for vibrating the compression plate during the compression procedure is provided.