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US 1,107,233 · App. 29/911,068 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Biopsy system and controller

Inventors: Miriam Sayegh (Northborough, MA); John Girgenti (New Milford, CT); Thomas Peter DiPersio (Boston, MA); Tri Pham (Arlington, MA)
Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,107,233
App. No.
29/911,068
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a biopsy system and controller as shown and described.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 065286/0407 Recorded Apr 24, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HOLOGIC, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED; FAXITRON BIOPTICS, LLC; BIOTHERANOSTICS, INC.; GEN-PROBE PRODESSE, INC.
Reel/Frame 075457/0767 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2026
From: BIOTHERANOSTICS, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED; GEN-PROBE PRODESSE, INC.; CYTYC CORPORATION; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; GYNESONICS, INC.; BOLDER SURGICAL, LLC; FAXITRON BIOPTICS, LLC; HEALTH BEACONS, INC.; HOLOGIC, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075462/0440 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2023
From: HOLOGIC, INC.; FAXITRON BIOPTICS, LLC; BIOTHERANOSTICS, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED; GEN-PROBE PRODESSE, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065286/0407 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2023
From: SAYEGH, MIRIAM; GIRGENTI, JOHN; DIPERSIO, THOMAS PETER; PHAM, TRI
To: HOLOGIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 064932/0828 →
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