Mammography apparatus
US8804903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/0435
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mammography apparatus has a bed unit on which, during a screening, the patient lies ventrally on a recumbent surface of the bed unit. The recumbent surface has a configuration allowing variable individual parts of the bed unit to be positioned so that the bed position of the patient is optimized and the components of the x-ray unit that are arranged below the bed unit can be positioned and aligned relative to one another such that the base of the breast to be x-rayed is also imaged.
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