US Patent Issued to Hologic on Feb. 10 for "X-ray mammography and/or breast tomosynthesis using a compression paddle with an inflatable jacket enhancing imaging and improving patient comfort" (Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,019, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Hologic Inc. (Marlborough, Mass.).

"X-ray mammography and/or breast tomosynthesis using a compression paddle with an inflatable jacket enhancing imaging and improving patient comfort" was invented by Kenneth F. DeFreitas (Patterson, N.Y.), Ian Shaw (Swampscott, Mass.) and Timothy R. Stango (Sandy Hook, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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."

The patent was filed on July 1, 2024, under Application No. 18/760...