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HOLOGIC, INC.

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669Patents
584Active
669Granted
63Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 14, 1986 → Dec 20, 2024 · 101 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

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US8574253B2 Method, system and device for tissue removal Human Necessities 305 Active
US8528563B2 Systems, methods and devices for performing gynecological procedures Human Necessities 295 Active
US5755228A Equipment and method for calibration and quality assurance of an ultrasonic bone anaylsis apparatus Human Necessities 276 Expired
US7123684B2 Full field mammography with tissue exposure control, tomosynthesis, and dynamic field of view processing Human Necessities 199 Expired
US7245694B2 X-ray mammography/tomosynthesis of patient's breast Human Necessities 190 Expired
US6233473A Determining body composition using fan beam dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry Human Necessities 170 Expired
US9072431B2 Access system with removable outflow channel Human Necessities 141 Active
US7630533B2 Breast tomosynthesis with display of highlighted suspected calcifications Physics 141 Active
US7443949B2 Mammography system and method employing offset compression paddles, automatic collimation, and retractable anti-scatter grid Human Necessities 136 Expired
US7430272B2 Full field mammography with tissue exposure control, tomosynthesis, and dynamic field of view processing Human Necessities 136 Active
US7319735B2 Mammography system and method employing offset compression paddles, automatic collimation, and retractable anti-scatter grid Human Necessities 135 Active
US7760924B2 System and method for generating a 2D image from a tomosynthesis data set Physics 128 Active
US7869563B2 Integrated multi-mode mammography/tomosynthesis x-ray system and method Physics 126 Expired
US7831296B2 X-ray mammography with tomosynthesis Human Necessities 125 Active
US7702142B2 Matching geometry generation and display of mammograms and tomosynthesis images Physics 116 Expired
US8951274B2 Methods of high rate, low profile tissue removal Human Necessities 110 Active
US7577282B2 Image handling and display in X-ray mammography and tomosynthesis Physics 105 Active
US6282264A Digital flat panel x-ray detector positioning in diagnostic radiology Human Necessities 105 Expired
US7616801B2 Image handling and display in x-ray mammography and tomosynthesis Physics 105 Active
US5044002A Baggage inspection and the like Human Necessities 101 Expired
US8840625B2 Systems for performing gynecological procedures with closed visualization lumen Human Necessities 98 Active
US5040199A Apparatus and method for analysis using x-rays Physics 90 Expired
US8840626B2 Systems for performing gynecological procedures with simultaneous tissue cutting and removal Human Necessities 89 Active
US6631353B1 Sonometry and densitometry medical diagnostic devices enabled for per-use patient examinations charged via internet connections to financial cards Human Necessities 85 Expired
US8155421B2 Matching geometry generation and display of mammograms and tomosynthesis images Physics 84 Active

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