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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Sonocine, Inc., Venice, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin M. Kelly, Venice, CA (US);
Roger Royce, Venice, CA (US);
Richard J. Peterson, Long Beach, CA (US);
Christopher Mark Underbrink, Pasadena, CA (US);
Luis E. Ponce, Arcadia, CA (US);
Matthew Warren Smith, Tulsa, OK (US);
Donald C. Goss, Playa del Rey, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/406 (2013.01); A61B 8/4209 (2013.01); A61B 8/4218 (2013.01); A61B 8/4245 (2013.01); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4444 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); A61B 8/565 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for screening breast tissue is disclosed. The system comprises an ultrasound probe and a carrier adapted to support the ultrasound probe and to progressively move the probe over the breast tissue. A pad is employed to cover the nipple of the breast tissue, and a fabric covering is adapted to hold the breast tissue and the pad in place as the probe is moved over the breast tissue.