Table for holding and positioning a female subject and film during breast x-ray exposures
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1. APPARATUS FOR HOLDING AND POSITIONING A FEMALE SUBJECT AND FILM DURING BREAST X-RAY EXPOSURES WHEREBY SAID SUBJECT AND FILM MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED IN THE SAME RELATIVE POSITIONS TO OBTAIN REPEATABLE EXPOSURES OF THE IDENTICAL AREA, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION:
- (A) A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT, HORIZONTAL SURFACE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BODY OF SAID SUBJECT DURING SAID EXPOSURES;
(B) A RIGID LEADING EDGE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SURFACE WHICH THE BREASTS OF SAID SUBJECT OVERHANG WHEN THE SUBJECT IS POSITIONED UPON SAID SURFACE;
(C) FIRST HOLDING MEANS RIGIDLY AFFIXED WITH RESPECT TO SAID LEADING EDGE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND HOLD AN X-RAY CASSETTE HOLDING A FIRST X-RAY FILM IN A FIRST POSITION, WHEREIN AN EDGE OF SAID FIRST FILM IS CLOSELY ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO SAID LEADING EDGE AND SAID
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1. APPARATUS FOR HOLDING AND POSITIONING A FEMALE SUBJECT AND FILM DURING BREAST X-RAY EXPOSURES WHEREBY SAID SUBJECT AND FILM MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED IN THE SAME RELATIVE POSITIONS TO OBTAIN REPEATABLE EXPOSURES OF THE IDENTICAL AREA, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION:
- (A) A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT, HORIZONTAL SURFACE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BODY OF SAID SUBJECT DURING SAID EXPOSURES;
(B) A RIGID LEADING EDGE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SURFACE WHICH THE BREASTS OF SAID SUBJECT OVERHANG WHEN THE SUBJECT IS POSITIONED UPON SAID SURFACE;
(C) FIRST HOLDING MEANS RIGIDLY AFFIXED WITH RESPECT TO SAID LEADING EDGE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND HOLD AN X-RAY CASSETTE HOLDING A FIRST X-RAY FILM IN A FIRST POSITION, WHEREIN AN EDGE OF SAID FIRST FILM IS CLOSELY ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO SAID LEADING EDGE AND SAID
- (A) A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT, HORIZONTAL SURFACE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BODY OF SAID SUBJECT DURING SAID EXPOSURES;
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Current AssigneeHerbert J. Frede, John S. Bielat
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Original AssigneeHerbert J. Frede, John S. Bielat
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InventorsBielat, John S., Frede, Herbert J.
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Application NumberUS04/116,730Time in Patent Office1,309 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current378/37CPC Class CodesA61B 6/04 Positioning of patients; Ti...A61B 6/0435 with means for imaging susp...A61B 6/502 for diagnosis of breast, i....
