Patent ID: 6679850
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device which is stand-alone with respect to components of a mammographic machine for stabilizing a breast during a medical procedure, the device comprising:a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the base plate secured to a plurality of support members, the support members extending downward from the lower surface of the base plate, at least two of the support members contacting a longitudinally extending column and cooperating to secure the column therebetween, the column extending vertically upward from the support members and beyond the base plate; a frictional engagement device for releasably gripping the column above the upper surface of the base plate; a pressure plate having an aperture with internal beveled walls for the guidance of a medical instrument, the pressure plate slidably cooperating with the column, connected to the frictional engagement device and positioned parallel to and above the upper surface of the base plate; wherein the pressure plate being movable towards and away from the upper surface of the base plate using the frictional engagement device, enabling the pressure plate to contact and securely hold the breast between the pressure plate and the upper surface of the base plate.