US 12,251,257 B2
System and method for analyzing breast support environment
Jerome Sutty, Verrières le buisson (FR); Laurence Vancamberg, Poissy (FR); and Vincent Croulard, Magny en Vexin (FR)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/968,932.
Prior Publication US 2024/0130705 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0225586 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/547 (2013.01) [A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A mammography system comprising:
a. a gantry including radiation source, a detector alignable with the radiation source, and a compression plate moveable relative to the detector to secure a patient breast therebetween;
b. a controller operably connected to the gantry to control the operation of the radiation source and detector to generate image data, the controller including a central processing unit and interconnected database for processing the image data from the detector, a display operably connected to the controller for presenting information to a user, and a user interface operably connected to the controller to enable user input to the controller; and
c. a distance and location system disposed on the gantry and operably connected to the controller, the distance and location system including at least one sensing device operable to generate distance data regarding the breast disposed on the detector and to guide the movement of the compression plate to compress the breast on the detector,
wherein the at least one sensing device comprises at least one pair of sensing devices operable to generate distance data regarding positions of the compression plate, the breast and the detector relative to each other.