Patents Assigned to Biolucent, LLC
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Patent number: 9936925Abstract: According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast. Furthermore, a cushioned paddle is provided wherein the compression paddle and the cushion can be separately or integrally formed.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: BIOLUCENT, LLCInventors: Gail S. Lebovic, George D. Hermann, David Willis, Thomas A. Howell
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Patent number: 9504433Abstract: According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast. Furthermore, a cushioned paddle is provided wherein the compression paddle and the cushion can be separately or integrally formed.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: BIOLUCENT, LLCInventors: Gail S. Lebovic, George D. Hermann, David Willis, Thomas A. Howell
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Patent number: 8705689Abstract: According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast. Furthermore, a cushioned paddle is provided wherein the compression paddle and the cushion can be separately or integrally formed.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: BioLucent, LLCInventors: Gail Lebovic, George D. Hermann, David Willis, Thomas A. Howell
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Patent number: 8098793Abstract: According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast. Furthermore, a cushioned paddle is provided wherein the compression paddle and the cushion can be separately or integrally formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2009Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: BioLucent, LLCInventors: Gail Lebovic, George D. Hermann, David Willis, Thomas A. Howell
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Patent number: 7616732Abstract: A compression device for a mammography unit includes a compression plate positionable in an x-ray field of the mammography unit, and a radiolucent foam pad removably attached to the compression plate that includes an impermeable exposed surface for contacting tissue disposed on the pad within the x-ray field. The pad includes an adhesive layer on the first surface, or a hook and eye fastener for removably attaching the pad to the compression plate. The pad is attached to the compression plate in the x-ray field of the mammography unit, a breast is compressed using the compression plate, a mammogram of the compressed breast is obtained, the pad producing no significant visual artifact on the mammogram, and thereafter the pad is removed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2004Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Biolucent, LLCInventors: Gail Lebovic, George D. Hermann, David Willis, Thomas A. Howell
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Patent number: 7505555Abstract: A compression device includes a frame mountable to a mammography unit that includes a window disposed within an x-ray field of the mammography unit when the frame is mounted to the mammography unit, and a radiolucent compressible member connectable to the frame across the window for providing a compression surface within the x-ray field. For example, the compressible member may include a rigid backing member and a radiolucent pad, e.g., a gel pad, on the backing member. The backing member and frame may include tongue and groove or other connectors for connecting the compressible member to the frame. Optionally, one or more thin, radiolucent films may be removable from the compressible member, e.g., after obtaining x-rays from successive individual patients.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2005Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: BioLucent, LLCInventors: George D. Hermann, Gail S. Lebovic
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Patent number: 7502441Abstract: According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression device to be used under x-ray, for example, during mammography. The pad element of the present invention can be disposable or constructed to be reusable and in some cases may be applied directly to the patient's breast.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2006Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Biolucent, LLCInventors: Gail Lebovic, George D. Hermann, David Willis, Thomas A. Howell