Patents Assigned to I.M.S. Internazionale Medico Scientifica s.r.l.
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Patent number: 9750469Abstract: An apparatus for biopsy examination on the breast of a patient, includes: an analysis head including a radiation detection device for detecting X-rays on a detection plane, and a source of X-rays to emit X-rays towards the detector, the source and the detection device being mobile with respect to each other so that they can be placed in a plurality of different working acquisition positions. A biopsy probe can be fixed to a support base includes a needle for extracting a sample of breast tissue and a housing for the needle. The housing is rotatably mounted on the support base to allow modification of the angle of the needle with respect to the breast support surface. A computerized unit is connected to the detector and configured to produce at least one reconstructed image of a cross-section of the breast.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: I.M.S. INTERNAZIONALE MEDICO SCIENTIFICA S.R.L.Inventors: Achille Albanese, Bruno Toniolo, Paolo Vignoli, Sara Vecchio
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Patent number: 9675312Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out an examination on the breast of a patient, includes an analysis head including at least one radiation detection device, configured to receive and detect radiation on a detection plane and at least one X-ray source to emit a corresponding beam of X-rays towards the detection plane. A first frame is provided with a floor support; a second frame supports the analysis head; and a third frame is connected to the first frame so that it can be moved from a horizontal position to a vertical position, and which supports the second frame. A movement mechanism moves the third frame from the horizontal position to the vertical position.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: I.M.S. Internazionale Medico Scientifica S.r.l.Inventors: Bruno Toniolo, Achille Albanese, Paolo Vignoli
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Patent number: 8964935Abstract: An apparatus for tomosynthesis and/or mammography includes: an X-ray detector, for receiving and detecting X-rays in a first, detection plane; an X-ray source, which can be activated individually and is positioned to emit a corresponding X-ray beam towards the first, detection plane; a processing and control unit, for activating the X-ray source and receiving a signal relating to X-rays which passed through the breast and were detected by the detector to derive a radiographic image representative of the internal structure of the breast; a grille for removing diffuse radiation, interposed between the source and the detector to receive X-rays which passed through the breast. The grille including plates positioned opposite the chest of the patient when the breast is positioned in a positioning region, and which are angled to converge towards the same region proximal to the X-ray source.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: I.M.S. Internazionale Medico Scientifica S.r.l.Inventors: Achille Albanese, Bruno Toniolo, Sara Vecchio, Paolo Vignoli, Giovanni Borasi
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Publication number: 20130281843Abstract: An apparatus for carrying out an examination on the breast of a patient, comprising an analysis head provided with at least one radiation detection device, configured to receive and detect radiation on a detection plane and at least one X-ray source to emit a corresponding beam of X-rays towards said detection plane, said machine comprising: a first frame provided with floor support means; a second frame supporting the analysis head; a third frame connected to the first frame so that it can be moved from a horizontal position to a vertical position, and which supports the second frame; means for movement of the third frame from said horizontal position to said vertical position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: I.M.S. Internazionale Medico Scientifica S.r.l.Inventors: Bruno TONIOLO, Achille ALBANESE, Paolo VIGNALI
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Publication number: 20120219108Abstract: An apparatus for performing tomosynthesis and mammography of a breast of a patient, comprises: an X-ray detector device, designed to receive and detect X-rays in a first, detection plane; a plurality of X-ray sources, stably positioned in a second plane which is substantially at a right angle to the first, detection plane in a plurality of predetermined positions relative to the detector device, each of the sources being individually activatable for emitting a corresponding X-ray beam towards the first, detection plane; a region for positioning the breast; a processing and control unit, connected to the X-ray sources for activating them individually and connected to the detector device for receiving a signal relating to the X-rays which passed through the breast and were detected by the detector device, the unit being designed to derive from the signal at least one radiographic image representative of the internal structure of the patient's breast.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: I.M.S. INTERNAZIONALE MEDICO SCIENTIFICA S.r.lInventors: Achille ALBANESE, Bruno TONIOLO, Sara VECCHIO, Paolo VIGNOLI, Giovanni BORASI
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Publication number: 20120219109Abstract: An apparatus for performing-tomosynthesis and mammography includes an X-ray detector for receiving and detecting X-rays in a first, detection plane; a plurality of X-ray sources are positioned in a second plane substantially at a right angle to the first plane and which can be individually activated for emitting a corresponding X-ray beam towards the first, detection plane, at least a first part of the sources movable relative to the detector and including a first source mobile in a first direction of movement parallel with the first, detection plane for emitting X-rays from a plurality of operating positions along said first direction of movement; a region for positioning the breast; a processing and control unit, for controlling the X-ray sources and receiving a signal relating to the detected X-rays passed through the breast to derive radiographic image representative of the internal structure of the breast.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: I.M.S. INTERNAZIONALE MEDICO SCIENTIFICA S.R.L.Inventors: Achille ALBANESE, Bruno TONIOLO, Sara VECCHIO, Paolo VIGNOLI, Giovanni BORASI
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Publication number: 20120219110Abstract: An apparatus for tomosynthesis and/or mammography includes: an X-ray detector, for receiving and detecting X-rays in a first, detection plane; an X-ray source, which can be activated individually and is positioned to emit a corresponding X-ray beam towards the first, detection plane; a processing and control unit, for activating the X-ray source and receiving a signal relating to X rays which passed through the breast and were detected by the detector to derive a radiographic image representative of the internal structure of the breast; a grille for removing diffuse radiation, interposed between the source and the detector to receive X-rays which passed through the breast. The grille including plates positioned opposite the chest of the patient when the breast is positioned in a positioning region, and which are angled to converge towards the same region proximal to the X-ray source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: I.M.S. INTERNAZIONALE MEDICO SCIENTIFICA S.R.L.Inventors: Achille ALBANESE, Bruno TONIOLO, Sara VECCHIO, Paolo VIGNOLI, Giovanni BORASI
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Patent number: 4926453Abstract: Conventional mammography apparatus comprises a stand with a vertically adjustable slide, and X-ray equipment mounted to a horizontal shaft carried by the slide and capable of rotating about its own longitudinal axis; in apparatus as disclosed, the appliance is mounted to a frame, carried by the shaft and rotatable about an axis other than the axis of the shaft. The frame comprises an inner annular or segmental member that rolls internally of a similar outer member mounted to the horizontal shaft, in such a way as to adjust for position by rotation about an axis normal to the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1989Date of Patent: May 15, 1990Assignee: I.M.S. Internazionale Medico Scientifica s.r.l.Inventor: Bruno Toniolo