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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. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Gagan Bindra, Bhopal, IN;
Guy Hersemeule, Saint Arnoult en yvelines, FR;
Inventors:
Gagan Bindra, Bhopal, IN;
Guy Hersemeule, Saint Arnoult en yvelines, FR;
Assignee:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); H05G 1/54 (2006.01); H05G 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for auto positioning a compression mechanism in a mammography imaging system is disclosed herewith. The method comprises: automatically elevating the compression mechanism upon detection of a breast biopsy device. The breast biopsy device can be detected upon connecting the same to the mammography system or can be detected upon noticing the same on the vicinity of the mammography system. The compression mechanism includes: breast compressor, breast holding paddles and paddle holders.