Linda R Volpe

US Patent:

20140058286, Feb 27, 2014

Filed:

Nov 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/985313

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

HOLOGIC, INC. - Bedford MA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61G 13/08
A61G 13/12
A61G 13/00
A61B 10/02

US Classification:

600567, 128845

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.

US Patent:

20170231575, Aug 17, 2017

Filed:

May 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/585140

Inventors:

- Marlboroguh MA, 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

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
A61B 10/00
A61G 13/12
A61B 6/00
A61G 13/00
A61G 13/08
A61B 6/04
A61B 10/02

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.