Method for imaging and treating a breast

US7699783B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Techniscan, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Barry K. Hanover · Salt Lake City, US
• Steven A. Johnson · Salt Lake City, US
• David Robinson · Park City, US
• James W. Wiskin · Salt Lake City, US
• David T. Borup · Salt Lake City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 15, 2005
• Grant date: Apr 20, 2010
• Expiry date: Mar 31, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/378
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for imaging and treating a breast of a patient includes: disposing the breast into a bath of medium; physically securing the breast and maintaining the breast in a repeatable position and in a repeatable shape with respect to a chest wall of the patient; scanning the breast with ultrasound signals from transducer arrays to create a three-dimensional image of the breast and to locate a position of a tumor or a lesion in the breast with respect to the three-dimensional image; and further treating the tumor or the lesion of the breast while maintaining the position and the shape of the breast with respect to the chest wall of the patient as during scanning.