Patent ID: 6351549
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: A61B,B82Y

Abstract:
A detection head for use with an apparatus for detecting small breast anomalies, which comprises:at least one housing; an elongated rod means having a distal end extending from within said housing to outside said housing and a proximal end within said housing; sleeve means surrounding a portion of said elongated rod and secured to said housing for guiding movement of said elongated rod means in an axial direction; a holder means within said housing coaxial with said elongated rod means having a distal end slidable towards and away from said elongated rod means proximal end; means for resiliently biasing said elongated rod means proximal end and said holder means distal end toward a predetermined spacing; electrically initiated means for moving said holder means toward and away from said elongated rod means; and means for measuring holder movement distances.