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1. An x-ray breast imaging system comprising:
a breast immobilizer comprising a breast platform configured to support a patient's breast for imaging and a compression paddle supported for movement toward the breast platform to compress the breast and away from the breast platform to release the breast; said compression paddle having a front wall configured to be adjacent the patient's chest wall when the patient's breast is supported for said imaging, side walls extending transversely to the front wall, and an underside facing the breast platform; a paddle jacket removably secured to the compression paddle, said jacket having a top wall extending along the underside of the paddle when secured to the paddle, and a bottom wall disposed opposite the top wall from the underside of the paddle, wherein the top wall and the bottom wall define an inflatable chamber therebetween, and a fluid conduit that is in fluid flow communication with said chamber, wherein the top wall and the bottom wall are fused to each other so as to form:
side walls that extend along the side walls of the compression paddle, anda front wall that extends along the front wall of the compression paddle; and a fluid control unit releasably coupled with said conduit to selectively supply fluid to said chamber through said conduit and thereby selectively inflate the chamber. |
