Patents by Inventor Claire Swartz

Claire Swartz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Breast biopsy immobilization device for magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 12357236
    Abstract: An MRI breast stabilization device optimizes the compression and immobilization of the breast during set-up before MRI imaging breast biopsy. The present invention provides breast support having a flat plate supporting a compression device that applies a uniform force against the breast tissue in an inward direction toward a biopsy grid plate (for legion localization). The breast tissue is held securely between the flat plate and the biopsy grid. The flat plate and the biopsy grid may support conventionally known breast coils that generate radiofrequency and/or receive magnetic signals from the MRI machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Lonie Salkowski, Samuel Herzog, Emma Brower, Helen Treankler, Gabrielle Ibrahim, Claire Swartz, Cameron Ashford, Meghan Horan, Kennedy Kruse, Eleanor Steger
  • Breast Biopsy Immobilization Device for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Publication number: 20240197431
    Abstract: An MRI breast stabilization device optimizes the compression and immobilization of the breast during set-up before MRI imaging breast biopsy. The present invention provides breast support having a flat plate supporting a compression device that applies a uniform force against the breast tissue in an inward direction toward a biopsy grid plate (for legion localization). The breast tissue is held securely between the flat plate and the biopsy grid. The flat plate and the biopsy grid may support conventionally known breast coils that generate radiofrequency and/or receive magnetic signals from the MRI machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Lonie Salkowski, Samuel Herzog, Emma Brower, Helen Treankler, Gabrielle Ibrahim, Claire Swartz, Cameron Ashford, Meghan Horan, Kennedy Kruse, Eleanor Steger