Breast stabilization devices and methods
CA 2281045 C · Owner: Rubicor Medical Inc. · Inventors: Vetter, James W.; Hyland, Natalie N.; Lee, Roberta
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A breast stabilization device includes a substantially rigid outer member and an inner, member joined to the outer member. The inner member is configured to conform to the shape, of the female breast. An opening is disposed through the outer and inner members, the, opening being centered on the nipple/areolar complex of the breast and exposing at least a, portion of the areola surrounding the nipple. A rigid rim may surround the periphery of the, opening and may rise above the surface of the outer member. The device stabilizes the breast, in an uncompressed or slightly expanded state to allow interventional and imaging procedures, to be carried out without compressing the breast. The …
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- Filed August 30, 1999 and granted May 6, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 30, 2019.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by August 30, 2021.
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