US Patent Issued to Hologic on Dec. 23 for "Breast compression and imaging systems and methods" (Connecticut, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,149, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Hologic Inc. (Marlborough, Mass.).

"Breast compression and imaging systems and methods" was invented by Shawn St. Pierre (The Hills, Texas), Alan Rego (Woodbury, Conn.), Richard Gladwin Edwards (Brookfield, Conn.), Joseph Vartolone (Danbury, Conn.) and Timothy Wells (Manchester, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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. An initial position of the compression paddle is detected relative to the support platform when a portion of the breast is...