Surgery – Miscellaneous – Methods
Patent
1996-11-07
1999-04-20
Yu, Mickey
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Methods
600300, A61B 1900
Patent
active
058948449
ABSTRACT:
An examination of a portion of the body, such as a female breast, is conducted in the relaxing environment of floatation. When submerged, the buoyancy of the breast tissue counteracts the effects of gravity, and enhances the examiner's ability to detect abnormalities. While the breast is immersed in warm water, a constricted portion of the breast tissue is examined with the fingers. Forming this constricted three-dimensional projection of tissue is quite different from the generally flat or planar, circular rubbing motions advocated by more conventional methods of breast examination. Although the method is especially useful for conducting a self-examination of the female breast, tissues of the male abdomen and testicles may also be examined using the present invention.
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"S-ray" brochure published by Mettix Inc., no date.
"Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book", by Susan M. Love, M.D. with Karen Lindsey, 2nd Edition, pp. 21-31.
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