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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Gail Lebovic0
David Willis0
George D. Hermann0
Thomas A. Howell0
Date of Patent
November 22, 2005
0Patent Application Number
103893920
Date Filed
March 14, 2003
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A compression device for a mammography unit includes a compression plate positionable in an x-ray field of the mammography unit, and a radiolucent foam pad removably attached to the compression plate that includes an impermeable exposed surface for contacting tissue disposed on the pad within the x-ray field. The pad includes an adhesive layer on the first surface, or a hook and eye fastener for removably attaching the pad to the compression plate. The pad is attached to the compression plate in the x-ray field of the mammography unit, a breast is compressed using the compression plate, a mammogram of the compressed breast is obtained, the pad producing no significant visual artifact on the mammogram, and thereafter the pad is removed.
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