Patent ID: 11864933
Assignee: HOLOGIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. An upgrade system for a breast x-ray imaging system comprising a tube head having an x-ray source, a support arm having a breast support platform with an x-ray detector, and an immobilization arm moveably coupled to the support arm, the upgrade system comprising:
an immobilization paddle configured to couple to the immobilization arm, wherein when the immobilization paddle is coupled to the immobilization arm, the breast support platform and the immobilization paddle at least partially define an immobilization volume for immobilizing a breast;
at least one camera configured to couple adjacent an interface between the support arm and the breast support platform and arrangeable to capture images of the immobilization volume; and
a display configured to display the images of the immobilization volume captured by the at least one camera.