426 patents
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Utility
Heating systems and methods for heating a breast support platform
19 Sep 23
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.
Kenneth F. DeFreitas, Tarpit Patel, Alan Rego, Danielle Niremberg
Filed: 7 May 21
Utility
Breast compression paddle utilizing foam
12 Sep 23
While performing a tomosynthesis procedure, the breast of a patient is compressed between two compression elements to create an imaging condition.
Kenneth F. Defreitas, Alan Rego, Richard Gladwin Edwards, Zhenxue Jing, Jay A. Stein, Diane Conlin, Timothy N. Wells
Filed: 22 Jul 22
Utility
Diagnostic or therapeutic procedure using implantable targets
12 Sep 23
An implantable device has a body that is substantially rigid and has an imageable shape.
James B. Stubbs, George D. Hermann, Gail S. Lebovic, Michael J. Drews
Filed: 30 Jan 19
Utility
Specimen radiography system comprising cabinet and a specimen drawer positionable by a controller in the cabinet
22 Aug 23
A specimen radiography system may include a controller and a cabinet.
Kenneth Defreitas, Timothy N. Wells, Thomas DeYoung, Henry Landry, Shawn St. Pierre, Shawn Hochstetler, Joseph Vartolone, Neil Roth, Michelle Lustrino
Filed: 6 Jul 21
Utility
System and method for fusing three dimensional image data from a plurality of different imaging systems for use in diagnostic imaging
22 Aug 23
A multi-modality cancer screening and diagnosis system is provided that allows cancer screening and diagnosis of a patient using at least two different and sequential three-dimensional imaging techniques without patient repositioning.
Kenneth F. DeFreitas, Ian Shaw
Filed: 25 Jun 20
Utility
Apparatus and methods to modulate bladder function
15 Aug 23
Apparatus and methods are provided to concentrate energy delivery in non-superficial target tissue within a trigone region of a human bladder wall to modulate bladder function.
Dan Sachs, Edwin J. Hlavka
Filed: 25 Dec 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Adaptively Controlling Filament Current In an X-ray Tube
10 Aug 23
Systems and methods of adaptively controlling filament current in an x-ray tube of an imaging system include the x-ray tube having a filament being calibrated.
Guoyun Ru, David Aizer, J. Austin Fraley, Edward Nonnweiler
Filed: 24 Jan 23
Utility
Method of partial lysis and assay
8 Aug 23
The present disclosure describes a method of treating a sample comprising cells with a process of partial lysing.
Anthony P. Shuber, Steven Hecht, Erin Coffman, Paul MacLean, Howard B. Kaufman
Filed: 6 Nov 20
Utility
Methods for physiological state determination in body scans
8 Aug 23
A system for measuring muscle mass of a patient has a dual-energy radiation emission source.
Kevin Wilson, Thomas Kelly
Filed: 8 Jun 21
Utility
Tomosynthesis-guided Biopsy In Prone
3 Aug 23
A station for tomotactic-guided biopsy in prone includes a table with an aperture, and a tomosynthesis imaging system.
Kenneth F. DEFREITAS, Ian SHAW, John LAVIOLA
Filed: 27 Jan 23
Utility
Fundus bumper mechanical reference for easier mechanism deployment
1 Aug 23
Intrauterine devices and methods for facilitating deployment thereof using a bumper are disclosed.
Thomas C. Kochem, Daniel A. Beaudet
Filed: 9 Mar 22
Utility
X-ray Mammography And/or Breast Tomosynthesis Using a Compression Paddle with an Inflatable Jacket Enhancing Imaging and Improving Patient Comfort
27 Jul 23
A system and method using an inflatable jacket over the compression paddle of a mammography and/or tomosynthesis system to enhance imaging and improve patient comfort in x-ray breast imaging.
Kenneth F. DeFreitas, Ian Shaw, Timothy R. Stango
Filed: 3 Apr 23
Utility
Techniques for breast imaging patient motion artifact compensation
25 Jul 23
An imaging system may include an imaging detector to capture an image of human tissue and a compression paddle situated apart from the imaging detector to compress the human tissue between the compression paddle and the imaging detector.
John Laviola
Filed: 16 Aug 18
Utility
Needle Breast Biopsy System and Method of Use
20 Jul 23
A tilted needle biopsy assembly is provided for mounting on an x-ray system.
Kenneth DeFreitas, Ian Shaw, John LaViola, Kathleen Pickett, Nikolaos A. Gkanatsios, Aaron Fand, Christopher Ruth
Filed: 8 Feb 23
Utility
System and Method for Navigating a Tomosynthesis Stack Including Automatic Focusing
20 Jul 23
A system and method for reviewing a tomosynthesis image data set comprising volumetric image data of a breast, the method comprising, in one embodiment, causing an image or a series of images from the data set to be displayed on a display monitor and selecting or indicating through a user interface an object or region of interest in a presently displayed image of the data set, thereby causing an image from the data set having a best focus measure of the user selected or indicated object or region of interest to be automatically displayed on the display monitor.
Jin-Long Chen, Haili Chui, Kevin Kreeger, Xiangwei Zhang
Filed: 24 Mar 23
Utility
Breast compression and imaging systems and methods
18 Jul 23
A compression paddle with a plurality of markers is advanced towards a patient's breast which has been positioned on a support platform for an imaging procedure.
Shawn St. Pierre, Alan Rego, Richard Gladwin Edwards, Joseph Vartolone, Timothy Wells
Filed: 16 May 22
Utility
Bone densitometer
18 Jul 23
A method includes moving a radiation source and a radiation detector along a scan path substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of a patient.
Kevin Wilson
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Needle breast biopsy system and method of use
18 Jul 23
A tilted needle biopsy assembly is provided for mounting on an x-ray system.
Kenneth DeFreitas, Ian Shaw, John LaViola, Kathleen Pickett, Nikolaos A. Gkanatsios, Aaron Fand, Christopher Ruth
Filed: 4 Mar 20
Utility
Paddle stand
18 Jul 23
An apparatus for holding a breast compression paddle, includes a base, a lip connected to and extending substantially orthogonal from the base, an arm connected to and extending substantially orthogonal from the base and disposed substantially parallel to the lip, and a tine connected to and extending at an angle to the arm.
Kenneth Defreitas
Filed: 18 Sep 20
Utility
Mini C-arm with Movable Source
13 Jul 23
A mini C-arm with a movable X-ray source is disclosed.
Marc HANSROUL, Daniel SANTOS, Jay STEIN, Tri PHAM, Scott HUNT
Filed: 9 Jun 21