27 results about "Breast compression" patented technology

The present application relates to the technical field of breast compression, more particularly to a breast compression device for radiodiagnosis and a method for using the same, which comprises the following steps: Step 1, contacting the breast with the plurality of compression balls and contacting the nipple with the rubber cavity and storing it into the hovering cavity; Step 2, driving the idling cavity to rotate by the driving member, driving the plurality of curved plates to rotate by the rotation of the idling cavity, and contacting the plurality of rotating compression balls with the mammary glands on the breast to complete the compression massage treatment of the mammary glands; Step 3, during the compression treatment of the mammary glands, rotating the telescopic lead screw to adjust the position of the curved bowl cavity, thereby changing the oscillation amplitude of the plurality of compression balls and finally changing the compression strength of the mammary glands; Step 4, changing the position of the bearing seat plate on the support member, contacting the other breast with the plurality of compression balls, and contacting the other nipple with the rubber cavity and storing it into the hovering cavity to complete the compression treatment of the other mammary gland.

1. The name of the design product: breast pressure bandage (fish silk). 2. The use of the design product: for rehabilitation physiotherapy. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: usage state figure 1. 5. The design product is a thin product, and other views are omitted. 6. The dress model in the design picture is a prop and does not belong to the content of the claimed design.

Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for personalized breast imaging. In aspects, a first set of patient attributes may be collected. The first set of patient attributes may relate to, or be used to determine, for example, breast size, breast thickness, and / or three-dimensional (3D) breast shape. The first set of patient attributes may be used to customize image acquisition parameters for the patient. A second set of patient attributes may also be collected. The second set of patient attributes may relate to, or be used to determine, for example, breast elasticity and breast density. The second set of patient attributes may be used to customize breast compression parameters for the patient. The customized image acquisition parameters and breast compression parameters may then be used to perform one or more procedures (e.g., an imaging procedure, a biopsy procedure, etc.) on the patient's breast.

The present invention is directed to a breast compression paddle for a mammographic / tomosynthesis imaging system. The paddle including a front wall which is adjacent an imaged patient's chest. The bottom wall which is connected to a curved lower interface extends away from the chest wall and is adjacent to the top of a compressed breast. Two outer edges which extend away from the front reference surface, partially define a slightly raised central portion of the bottom wall. A bottom reference plane, a vertical reference plane substantially orthogonal to the front reference surface and the bottom reference plane, and an access surface disposed proximate at least one of the two outer edge portions are each defined by the bottom wall. The access surface is non-orthogonal to the front reference surface, the bottom reference plane, and the vertical reference plane.

A method of imaging a breast compressed with a foam paddle includes emitting an x-ray energy from an x-ray source towards the breast and the foam paddle having a plurality of upper markers and a plurality of lower markers, wherein the plurality of lower markers are movable relative to the upper markers. The x-ray energy is detected at a detector disposed opposite the breast from the x-ray source. An image of the compressed breast is generated based on the detected x-ray energy. At least one of the plurality of upper markers and at least one of the plurality of lower markers is identified in the image. A thickness of the compressed breast at a plurality of thickness locations is determined, wherein each of the plurality of thickness locations corresponds to at least one of the plurality of lower markers.

A compression paddle with a plurality of markers is advanced towards a patient's breast which has been positioned on a support platform for an imaging procedure. An initial position of the compression paddle is detected relative to the support platform when a portion of the breast is contacted. An initial marker is identified which is associated with a feature of the breast when the compression paddle is in the initial position. A compression target marker is based at least in part on the initial position and the initial marker.

A method for determining performance characteristics of breast compression paddles utilized in a breast imaging system includes receiving a force application signal associated with the application of a compression force by the breast imaging system to a patient's breast using breast compression paddles. The method applies the force application signal to an algorithm to obtain a reduction value. The reduction value is subtracted from a known paddle performance value for the breast compression paddle to obtain an updated paddle performance value for the breast compression paddle.

The utility model discloses a breast pressurizing elastic band cutting machine, which relates to the technical field of cutting, and comprises a base, the upper surface of the base is fixedly connected with a U-shaped plate, the lower surface of the U-shaped plate is fixedly connected with two cylinders, the output ends of the two cylinders are jointly and fixedly connected with a mounting plate, and the mounting plate is fixedly connected with the base. The device comprises a mounting plate, two fixing blocks are slidably arranged on the lower surface of the mounting plate, an adjusting mechanism is arranged on the upper surface of the mounting plate, the two fixing blocks move through the adjusting mechanism, cavities are formed in the two fixing blocks, through holes are formed in the lower surfaces of the two cavities, and through holes are formed in the lower surfaces of the through holes. First connecting rods are slidably arranged in the two through holes, and the lower ends of the two first connecting rods are fixedly connected with pressing plates. According to the breast pressing device, the two air cylinders are started, then the two pressing plates can be driven to move downwards and press the breast pressing elastic band, the cutting knife moves downwards along with the pressing plates in the process, and therefore cutting work is completed.

A method of determining performance characteristics of a breast compression paddle utilized in a breast imaging system includes receiving a force application signal, wherein the force application signal is associated with an application of a compressive force by the breast imaging system with the breast compression paddle to a breast of a patient. The method applies the force application signal to an algorithm to obtain a reduction value. The reduction value is subtracted from a known paddle performance value for the breast compression paddle to obtain an updated paddle performance value for the breast compression paddle.

The invention discloses a mammary gland compression device for mammary gland examination, which relates to the technical field of patient positioning and comprises a lower compression table fixedly mounted at the bottom end of the side wall of a rotary table and an upper compression table vertically and slidably mounted on the side wall of one side, close to the lower compression table, of the rotary table. The linear driving equipment is mounted in the rotary table; the central overflow hole is designed to be large in aperture and small in edge, a fluid pressure gradient diffusing outwards from the center is formed, skin wrinkles are effectively smoothed, the uniformity of mammary tissue expansion is improved, and the detection accuracy is enhanced; in the pre-compression stage, fluid is injected into the pressure groove through the fluid pump, a fluid film is formed through the overflow hole, and skin wrinkles are smoothed in advance; during formal compression, the fluid pressure is reduced, and interference imaging is avoided; the detachable elastic stress plate is designed, disinfection and replacement are facilitated, the risk of cross infection is reduced, and the medical and health standards are met.

This invention discloses a breast pump capable of extraction, comprising a cover, an extraction mechanism, and a negative pressure assembly. The cover is a hemispherical shell structure with a through-hole in the center of its outer surface. The extraction mechanism is mounted on the cover. The negative pressure assembly includes a straw, a collection cup, a negative pressure pump, and a negative pressure tube. One end of the straw slides through the extraction hole, extends into the inner side of the cover, and is rotatably connected to the cup. The top of the collection cup has a lid, and the other end of the straw is connected to the top of the lid and communicates with the inside of the collection cup. The negative pressure pump is connected to the top of the inside of the collection cup via the negative pressure tube. This breast pump extracts milk by attaching the cover to the outside of the breast and placing the cup over the outside of the nipple area, using negative pressure suction. The extracted milk flows into the collection cup through the straw for storage. The extraction mechanism squeezes the breast, which, combined with the negative pressure suction within the cup, better promotes milk flow and improves the efficiency of milk extraction.

To improve breast mammography imagery via use of a digital “slot scanning” imaging system that accommodates the changing thickness of the breast from the chest wall to the nipple by scanning the breast from the chest outward to the nipple or vice versa instead of the side-to-side methodology and using Automatic Exposure Control or AEC parameters optimized for the changing thickness and composition of the breast at each scan location and an improved breast compression device, wherein uniform breast compression mechanism includes a first breast plate and a second breast plate, wherein at least one of said first breast plate and said second breast plates includes an angle adjustment or tilt to account for the high variability in breast sizes and configurations while maintaining optimal immobilization with excellent patient comfort.

Methods and systems for imaging. For example, a system may include a breast compression paddle, an imaging detector, at least one sensor incorporated into at least one of the breast compression paddle or the imaging detector. The system performs operations including generating, at a first time point, first spatial data of the breast based on data captured by the at least one sensor; generating, at a second time point, second spatial data of the breast based on data captured by the at least one sensor; based on the first spatial data and the second spatial data, determining an amount of motion of the breast that occurred; and based on the determined amount of motion performing at least one of: generating a motion map for the breast; discarding one or more acquired projections for use in generating a tomosynthesis reconstruction; or correcting a medical image acquired the second time point.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a mammary gland post-operation compression belt which comprises a compression belt body and a compression belt accessory, the compression belt accessory comprises a base and a plurality of air bag assemblies; the air bag assembly comprises an elastic film, a push plate and an air inflation pipe, a cavity is formed in the base, the elastic film is arranged on the base, an air cavity is formed between the push plate and the elastic film, and the air inflation pipe is matched with the air cavity; when the air cavity is not inflated, the elastic film is in an initial state, at the moment, the elastic film is shrunken, and the push plate does not abut against the compression belt body; when the air cavity is gradually inflated through the inflation pipe, the push plate and the cavity move relatively, so that the push plate abuts against the compression belt body, and the elastic film gradually deforms and expands. According to the compression band used after the mammary gland operation, for some patients who are hobby in fitness and do long-time exercise of big and small round muscles, in the process that the patients use the strip-shaped compression band, the breast compression bandaging effect of the patients after the mammary gland operation can be improved.

To provide a medical image acquisition guide apparatus, a medical image acquisition guide system, and a program capable of performing ultrasonic imaging in a state where a breast is compressed by a compression member in a shorter time than a conventional technique.SOLUTION: A console 50 serving as a medical image obtaining and guiding device includes a projecting processor 51D that performs a process of projecting a guide image for guiding at least one of a scanning region and a scanning direction of an ultrasound probe on a side opposite to a breast compression side of a compression member in accordance with an effective range which is a region in which ultrasound can be transmitted and received in the ultrasound probe used for capturing an ultrasound image in a case in which a radiographic image and an ultrasound image are captured with respect to a breast compressed by the compression member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

The invention relates to the field of medical instruments, and discloses a breast compression shaping fixing device after breast cancer reconstruction, which comprises a fixing block, the outer wall of the fixing block is fixedly connected with a connecting rope, the outer wall of the fixing block is provided with a protective layer, the inner wall of the protective layer is provided with a buffer layer, the inner wall of the buffer layer is provided with a lining layer, and the inner wall of the lining layer is provided with a connecting rope. The outer wall of the buffer layer is arranged on the outer wall of a fixing block, a pressure sensor is fixedly connected to the interior of the lining layer, a second mounting block is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the fixing block, a first mounting block is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the protective layer, and a limiting assembly is arranged in the second mounting block. The inner lining layer, the buffer layer and the protective layer are sequentially mounted on the outer side of the fixing block, the first mounting block and the second mounting block are connected through the limiting assembly, and then the fixing block and the second mounting block are connected, so that the effects that the wearing comfort of a patient is improved, and medical staff can conveniently monitor the recovery state of the patient in real time after an operation can be achieved.

A method of controlling an X-ray system can include placing a breast of a patient into a breast compression assembly including a breast positioning area. Denseness of tissue of the breast is measured using an absorption contrast imaging apparatus, and the results are transmitted to a work-station. The absorption contrast imaging measurement results are processed using the work-station to determine coordinates of potential cancer sites in the tissue. The absorption contrast imaging apparatus is moved away from the breast positioning area, and a diffractometer is moved into the breast positioning. Measurements are performed at the coordinates of the potential cancer sites using a diffractometer, and the results are transmitted to the work-station. The obtained diffractometer measurement results are processed using the work-station to perform analysis of the diffractometer measurement results, and to perform diagnostics using the analyzed diffractometer measurement results.

A method for determining a performance characteristic of a breast compression paddle used in a breast imaging system includes receiving a force application signal, wherein the force application signal is associated with a compression force applied by the breast imaging system to a patient's breast using a breast compression paddle. The method applies the force application signal to an algorithm to obtain a reduction value. The reduction value is subtracted from a known paddle performance value of the breast compression paddle to obtain an updated paddle performance value for the breast compression paddle.

The utility model discloses a massage formula breast pressure bandage of convenient fixed arm, including pressure bandage strip, pressure bandage strip contains first shoulder belt and massage subassembly, first shoulder belt number all is provided with two with first shoulder belt one end fixedly connected with second shoulder belt, second shoulder belt one end is connected with mounting seat through connecting rod occlusion, mounting seat one end fixedly connected in pressure bandage strip inner wall, be provided with adjusting buckle between first shoulder belt and second shoulder belt, massage subassembly sets up on pressure bandage strip inner wall, pressure bandage strip both ends are provided with first magic tape and second magic tape respectively, mounting seat number all is provided with four, and four mounting seats are all fixed mounting in pressure bandage strip inner wall, and four mounting seat positions are two by two compatible, can realize to the patient wearing pressure bandage when relative adaptation and comfort and to the stable massage of breast.

A breast compression paddle includes a bracket, a rigid substrate, and a foam compressive element. The bracket removably secures the breast compression paddle to an imaging system. The rigid substrate is secured to the bracket and includes a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge. The foam compressive element is slidably secured to the rigid substrate.

A curved compression element, such as a breast compression paddle, and imaging systems and methods for use with curved compression elements. A system may include a radiation source, a detector, and a curved compression element. Operations are performed that include receiving image data from the detector; accessing a correction map for the at least one compression paddle; correcting the image data based on the correction map to generate a corrected image data; and generating an image of the breast based on the corrected image data. The breast compression element generally has no sharp edges, but rather has smooth edges and transitions between surfaces. The breast compression paddle also includes a flexible material that spans a portion of a curved bottom surface of the breast compression paddle to define a gap. The flexible material may be a thin-film material such as a shrink wrap.

A tube arm assembly is rotatably connected to the floor mounted gantry of a breast imaging system. A support arm connected to the tube arm assembly can be independently rotated and positioned in a first angle, second angle, and a level position. A compression arm is configured to support a breast compression paddle and is linearly positionable on the support arm. Display screens and a sensor are disposed on an upper surface of the compression arm. Based on a signal received from the sensor, a controller is configured to change the read-ready orientation of each arm display.

The invention discloses a mammary gland positioning and pressing device for mammary gland examination, which belongs to the technical field of mammography, and comprises a device body and a shooting device, and further comprises an L-shaped tray fixedly connected with a second electric sliding table mounted on the device body; the compression plate is used for performing compression treatment on the breasts placed on the L-shaped tray; the information acquisition module is used for acquiring breast shooting state information and breast thickness information; the image evaluation module is used for carrying out quality evaluation on the acquired mammary gland image; the breast thickness imaging deviation module is used for generating a breast thickness imaging deviation coefficient; a breast thickness imaging determination module for generating a breast imaging determination thickness; the driving module is used for starting the linear motion assembly to adjust the position of the compression plate so as to adjust the breast thickness of the mammary gland on the L-shaped tray to the determined breast imaging thickness; the breast compression thickness of a detected person can be accurately adjusted, so that more accurate breast imaging is obtained.

A bracket body releasably secures a compression element to the compression arm of a breast imaging system. A pair of parallel lateral arms extends from a rigid frame which extends from the bracket. A span connects the ends of the lateral arms opposite the bracket and a flexible membrane extends from the span towards the bracket body.

A breast compression paddle includes a bracket, a rigid substrate, and a foam compressive element. The bracket removably secures the breast compression paddle to an imaging system. The rigid substrate is secured to the bracket and includes a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge. The foam compressive element is slidably secured to the rigid substrate.

A curved compression element, such as a breast compression paddle, and imaging systems and methods for use with curved compression elements. A system may include a radiation source, a detector, and a curved compression element. Operations are performed that include receiving image data from the detector; accessing a correction map for the at least one compression paddle; correcting the image data based on the correction map to generate a corrected image data; and generating an image of the breast based on the corrected image data. The breast compression element generally has no sharp edges, but rather has smooth edges and transitions between surfaces. The breast compression paddle also includes a flexible material that spans a portion of a curved bottom surface of the breast compression paddle to define a gap. The flexible material may be a thin-film material such as a shrink wrap.