US Patent Issued to Hologic on Dec. 2 for "Systems and methods for measuring thickness of foam compressive elements" (New York, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,870, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Hologic Inc. (Marlborough, Mass.).

"Systems and methods for measuring thickness of foam compressive elements" was invented by Kenneth F. Defreitas (Patterson, N.Y.) and Baorui Ren (Andover, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of imaging a breast of a patient with a breast imaging system includes supporting the breast on a breast support platform. A compressive force is applied to the breast with a breast immobilization element including a rigid substrate, a foam compressive element secured below the rigid substrate, and a force sensor. The foam compressive element is in contact with the...