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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Kenneth F. Defreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Ian Shaw, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Kathy Pickett, Uncasville, CT (US);
Aaron Fand, Bethel, CT (US);
Agnes Mercurio, Longpond, PA (US);
Linda Volpe, Narragansett, RI (US);
Kelly Farmer, Powhatan, VA (US);
Darrin Manke, North Andover, MA (US);
Erin-anne A. Lemieux, Milford, NH (US);
Christopher Paul Loughnane, Nashua, NH (US);
Christopher Labak, Brookline, NH (US);
Kenneth F. DeFreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Ian Shaw, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Kathy Pickett, Uncasville, CT (US);
Aaron Fand, Bethel, CT (US);
Agnes Mercurio, Longpond, PA (US);
Linda Volpe, Narragansett, RI (US);
Kelly Farmer, Powhatan, VA (US);
Darrin Manke, North Andover, MA (US);
Erin-Anne A. Lemieux, Milford, NH (US);
Christopher Paul Loughnane, Nashua, NH (US);
Christopher Labak, Brookline, NH (US);
HOLOGIC, INC., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
The table for performing breast biopsies is characterized by features that enhance patient comfort and facilitate performance of the biopsy. An opening in the table allowing the breast to extend below the table top is formed in a removable insert. An area of the insert includes padding. An alternate insert having a different diameter opening may be selected based on patient breast size. Another insert having an asymmetrical opening may accommodate the patient's arm when it is desirable to position both the arm and breast of the patient below the table top. The table top is contoured such that symmetrical distal end sections are elevated relative to a central section to support the patient in multiple positions. A removable pad may be placed over the insert. An end portion for padding the hip of the patient is thicker than an end portion for padding the head/neck of the patient.