US Patent Issued to Hologic on May 13 for "Breast compression paddle with access corners" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,760, issued on May 13, was assigned to Hologic Inc. (Marlborough, Mass.).

"Breast compression paddle with access corners" was invented by Melissa Banks (Marlborough, Mass.), Mallory Berko (Marlborough, Mass.), Frank Cable (Marlborough, Mass.), Tarpit Patel (Marlborough, Mass.), Kenneth F. DeFreitas (Marlborough, Mass.) and Timothy R. Stango (Marlborough, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a breast compression paddle for a mammographic/tomosynthesis imaging system. The paddle including a front wall which is adjacent an imaged patient's chest. The bottom wall which is connected to a curved lower i...