Patent ID: 11944458
Assignee: HOLOGIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An imaging system for a breast, the imaging system comprising:
a tube head;
an x-ray source disposed in the tube head;
an x-ray detector supported by a support structure; and
a breast support device coupled to a front face of the support structure and disposed between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector, wherein the breast support device comprises a sling coupled to a supporting element for at least partially supporting the breast from below while on the breast support device, wherein the supporting element includes at least one support arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end is coupled to the front face such that the distal end extends from the front face along an axis that is orthogonal to the front face, the distal end coupled to the sling and the at least one support arm is moveable along the axis such that the sling selectively moves towards and away from the front face of the support structure.