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Mammography devices

US7634050B2 · kind B2 · utility

39Cited by

3References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Serge Muller · Guyancourt, FR
Aurelie Roncaglioni · Buc, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 2008
Grant date	Dec 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/548
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mammography device comprising at least one X-ray source, a C-arm which supports said source, as well as a console which integrates an X-ray detector, wherein the C-arm and the console are movable relative to one another. The wherein C-arm and the console are mechanically decoupled from one another so that the C-arm and/or the console are movable relative to one another, between an exposure-taking position where the C-arm is in an immediate vicinity of the console, and a position wherein the C-arm and the console are separated from one another and wherein access to said C-arm and/or to said console is facilitated.

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