Adam and ease mammography device

• US 9,216,004 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2013
• Issued: 12/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jesse Talant
• Original Assignee: Jesse Talant
• Inventors: Talant, Jesse
• Primary Examiner(s): DeSanto, Matthew F
• Application Number:
  US14/025,812
• Publication Number:
  US 20150073254A1
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41C 3/0064 for medical use or surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0091 for mammography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/032 Transmission computed tomography [CT]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/0414 with compression means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4417 related to combined acquisition of different diagnostic modalities
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/502 for diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0825 for diagnosis of the breast, e.g. mammography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4227 characterised by straps, belts, cuffs or braces

Abstract

Two styles of The Mammography Device are intended, brassiere style (typically for females) and breastplate style (typically for males). The Device should be manufactured to include highly variable cup or mold sizes that will conform to the breast and torso snugly without tightness and use Sensors and Mesh Lines to “read” through breast tissue. Secondary Torso Connectors enhance sizing variability. The Device will have a Vacuum Ability, which allows the Conforming Mesh to be customized to individuals. The Device will create a more comfortable screening for breast tissue anomalies than current methods. The Device may be manufactured to be recyclable; each part should be soft. The Device may be ground for electricity via Grounding Points at its right or left Horn. The communication port on The Device may be used to connect it, if not using wireless communications, from its Rim to a computer.

Claims

1. A brassiere style breast imaging device comprising:

a distinct left portion and a distinct right portion that resembles a full brassiere when coupled, each portion with a shoulder attachment at top, a wide wrap-around piece with hook and loop fasteners connected to a rim on each distinct portion,

wherein the left portion has a first coupling piece at a middle center of a left rim,

wherein the right portion has a second coupling piece at a middle center of a right rim;

wherein each distinct portion includes a conforming material that is adapted to envelop a breast and form the cups or mold sizes;

wherein the conforming material comprises a plurality of sensors of varying sizes connected throughout by flexible wires called mesh lines configured to send and receive information about a person'"'"'s breast matter;

wherein the conforming material comprises an outer layer and an inner layer;

wherein both the inner layer and the outer layer are soft and flexible;

wherein the sensors and the mesh lines rest upon or are contained within the conforming material;

wherein the inner and outer layer are connected at the rim and are configured to pass air between the layers;

wherein a vacuum port is located near a bottom section of the conforming material and the rim;

wherein the rim is soft and pliable and can be pushed, pulled, adjusted or crimped without losing its airtight properties;

wherein the vacuum port is adapted to receive a small flexible hose;

wherein the hose is configured to be used with a vacuum device;

wherein the hose is configured to remove air through the rim from between the connected inner and outer layers causing a flow of suction to occur and the device to be pulled towards the breast;

wherein the shoulder attachments are soft, long, wide and flexible and are configured to be manipulated and hold the Device on a person'"'"'s shoulders;

wherein the first coupling piece at the middle center on the left rim comprises a rectangular opening;

wherein the second coupling piece at the middle center on the right rim comprises a triangular strip with hook and loop fasteners and is adapted to fit through the first coupling piece on the left rim to close the Device together;

wherein the Device further includes a grounding point with an attached wire or cable on each left and right side shoulder attachments;

wherein the grounding point wire or cable is configured to transmit data,

wherein the grounding point wire or cable is connected to the mesh lines;

wherein a left grounding point wire is connected to left mesh lines and a right grounding point wire is connected to right mesh lines;

wherein the grounding point wire or cable is configured to ground the Device for safety;

wherein the Device has a section that allows a physical and/or wireless data interchange via computer or computation device;

wherein the section that allows the Device to be physically connected to a computer or computation device is a data port;

wherein the Device further includes large, wide, garment-like rectangular piece with hook and loop fasteners for Device elongation;

wherein the entire Device is capable of being adjustable in size and can be disposable or reusable.

2. A breast plate style breast imaging device comprising:

a distinct left portion and a distinct right portion that resembles a full breast plate, each portion with a shoulder attachment at top, a wide wrap around piece with hook and loop fasteners connected to a rim on each distinct portion;

wherein the left portion has a left rim,

wherein the right portion has a right rim;

a narrow opening in between the left rim and the right rim;

wherein each distinct portion includes a conforming material that is adapted to envelop the breasts and torso to form the cups or mold sizes;

wherein the conforming material comprises a plurality of sensors of varying sizes connected throughout by flexible wires called mesh lines configured to send and receive information about a person'"'"'s breast matter;

wherein the conforming material comprises an outer layer and an inner layer;

wherein both the inner layer and the outer layer are soft and flexible;

wherein the sensors and mesh lines rest upon or are contained within the conforming material;

wherein the inner and outer layer are connected at the rim and are configured to pass air between the layers;

wherein a vacuum port is located near a bottom section of the conforming material and the rim;

wherein the rim is soft and pliable and can be pushed, pulled, adjusted or crimped without losing its airtight properties;

wherein the vacuum port is adapted to receive a small flexible hose;

wherein the hose is configured to be used with a vacuum device;

wherein the hose is configured to remove air through the rim from between the connected inner and outer layers causing a flow of suction to occur and the device to pulled towards the breast;

wherein the shoulder attachments are soft, long, wide and flexible and are configured to be manipulated and hold the Device on a person'"'"'s shoulders;

wherein the Device further includes a grounding point with an attached wire or cable on each left and right side shoulder attachments;

wherein the grounding point wire or cable is configured to transmit data,

wherein the grounding point wire or cable is connected to the mesh lines;

wherein a left grounding point wire or cable is connected to left mesh lines and a right grounding point wire or cable is connected to right mesh lines;

wherein the grounding point wire or cable is configured to ground the Device for safety;

wherein the Device has a section that allows a physical and/or wireless data interchange via computer or computation device;

wherein the section that allows the Device to be physically connected to a computer or computation device is a data port;

wherein the Device further includes large, wide, garment-like rectangular piece with hook and loop fasteners for Device elongation;

wherein the entire Device is capable of being adjustable in size and can be disposable or reusable.