Patent ID: 6478739
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A breast tissue examination device, at least a portion of which is adapted to be worn by a wearer, the device comprising:a support element adapted to fit over at least a portion of a breast of the wearer, the support element including: a shell having an opening, a perimeter defined by the opening, an inner surface that faces the breast of the wearer during use and an outer surface opposed to the inner surface; a measurement apparatus including at least two mutually opposed ultrasound transducer arrays, the transducer arrays being disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface of the shell; and at least one bladder element disposed adjacent at least a portion of one of the mutually opposed ultrasound transducer arrays and/or the inner surface of the shell, the bladder configured so as to orient the wearer's breast for examination; means for operatively connecting the two mutually opposed transducer arrays to a transducer driver; and means for holding the support element on the wearer during use.