公开(公告)号：US11596368B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16981943

申请日：2019-05-24

Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Jay A. Stein ,  Kenneth F. Defreitas ,  Richard Gladwin Edwards ,  Brad Michael Keller ,  Christine Janssen ,  Alan Rego

IPC: A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/02 ,  A61B6/03

Abstract: A breast compression paddle has two sidewalls, each having an upper edge. Spanning the two side walls is a leading wall which also has an upper edge and is disposed distal from a bracket that is connected to a compression arm. Foam is secured to a substrate which is movably secured to the bracket and the rigid frame between a first position and a second position. In the first position, portions of the substrate and foam are disposed above the upper edges of all three walls. In the second position, the substrate and all of the foam is disposed below the upper edges of all three walls.

公开(公告)号：US11033242B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16577428

申请日：2019-09-20

Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth F. DeFreitas ,  Douglas Myers ,  Shusheng He ,  Tarpit Patel ,  Alan Rego ,  Danielle Niremberg

IPC: A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/02

Abstract: A breast support platform for an x-ray imaging system includes a housing having a compression plate and a front wall, and a heating system disposed at least partially within the housing. The heating system is configured to heat at least a portion of the compression plate, at least a portion of the front wall, or at least a portion of the compression plate and the front wall. In an example, the heating system includes a transparent conducting film coupled to an inner surface of the housing. In another example, the heating system includes a blower disposed at least partially within the housing, and the blower is configured to channel hot air across an inner surface of the housing.