Patents by Inventor Debra S. Saunders

Debra S. Saunders 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).

  • Method and apparatus for mammographic compression
    Patent number: 5706327
    Abstract: A compression apparatus for use with conventional mammography apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a frame which may be attached to a conventional mammography device's compression paddle carriage. The apparatus further comprises a compression surface having a chest wall end and a nipple end, pivotally attached to the frame at a pivot point located between the chest wall end and the nipple end. To provide adequate compressive forces at the chest wall end of the compression surface while allowing rotation about the pivot point, a spring is attached between the frame and the compression surface at the nipple end of the compression surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Trex Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Adamkowski, Richard R. Bird, Debra S. Saunders