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System And Method For Navigating X-Ray Guided Breast Biopsy - EP3060132

The patent EP3060132 was granted to Hologic on Dec 4, 2019. The application was originally filed on Oct 23, 2014 under application number EP14855181A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3060132

HOLOGIC
Application Number
EP14855181A
Filing Date
Oct 23, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 1, 2019
Grant Date
Dec 4, 2019
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OPPOSITION- Burbank Fred, "Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Its History, Its Present, and Its Future", Southeastern Surgical Congress, (19960201), vol. 62, pages 128 - 150, XP055842652-
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