Patent ID: 7438692

Claim:
An apparatus for use in positioning a biopsy device, comprising: a first pair of generally parallel, spaced apart elongated supports extending in a Y direction; a second pair of generally parallel, spaced apart elongated supports extending in a Z direction perpendicular to the Y direction; a probe support plate supported for movement in the Y direction, the probe support plate having at least one opening therethrough through which a portion of a biopsy device can extend; a mount for releasably engaging a biopsy device, the mount supported on the probe support plate to permit movement of the mount with respect to the support plate, the mount selectively positionable along a mount elongated support extending in an X direction perpendicular to the Y and Z directions; and a breast compression member supported for movement in the Y direction and positionable in spaced relationship from the probe support plate, the breast compression member extending along at least two of the X, Y, or Z directions; wherein the second pair of generally parallel, spaced apart supports is selectively positionable in the Y direction along the first pair of generally parallel, spaced apart elongated supports, and wherein the mount elongated support is selectively positionable in the Z direction along the second pair of generally parallel, spaced apart elongated supports, such that the mount for releasably engaging a biopsy device is selectively positionable along each of the X, Y, and Z directions.