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Independent compression and positioning device for use in mammography

  • US 3,971,950 A
  • Filed: 04/14/1975
  • Issued: 07/27/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for compressing and positioning an object to be examined by subjecting the object to penetrating radiation comprising:

  • a base member,a member supported by said base member and extending along a first vertical axis,a slide assembly mounted to said vertically extending member and adapted for movement therealong,a compression member extending along a first horizontal axis and mounted to said slide assembly via a support member,means operatively associated with said slide assembly for enabling said compression member to be positioned in the direction of said first horizontal axis,means operatively associated with said slide assembly for enabling said support arm to be pivoted about said first horizontal axis, andmeans operatively associated with said slide assembly for enabling said compression member to be vertically tilted relative to said first vertical axis.

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