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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Fanny Patoureaux, Beynes, FR;
Jean-claude Ledan, Romorantin, FR;
Alain Rauby, Gif S/Yvette, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compression pad for a mammography apparatus comprising a compression plate made of a material transparent to X-rays, and a support by which said pad is configured to be mounted onto a mammography apparatus. The support has an arch shape configured to go over the edge of a compression plate, and said compression plate and said support comprise complementary mechanical means capable of enabling manual locking/unlocking of the support on said plate, in particular for cleaning said plate and said support.