Powerful tethered vacuum. Designed for compassionate patient care.
Hologic is dedicated to being the leader in comprehensive solutions for ultrasound-guided breast biopsy. The ATEC® breast biopsy system for ultrasound is just one of our several outstanding clinical intervention options designed to deliver the precision, control and compassionate care required with ultrasound-guidance.
Our flagship ATEC® vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system is an all-in-one platform intended for use under ultrasound, MRI, stereotactic and 3D™-image guidance.
FAST.
- Tissue acquisition occurs every 4.5 seconds, typically lasting less than 20 seconds with a single insertion and clearly visible aperture.1
- Saline lavage helps ensure consistent retrieval of high-quality tissue samples.
COMPASSIONATE.
- Deliver uninterrupted local anesthetic directly to the biopsy site.
- Completely remove the mass without surgery callback.*
EASY.
- Setup in less than one minute, no programming required.
- The ATEC® Sapphire 100 console can be used in all 3 modalities.
- Fully disposable handpiece.
- Closed system reduces contamination risk.
References:
*FDA cleared to remove benign fibroadenomas
1. 4.5 second tissue acquisition. Data on file at Hologic, Inc.
ATEC® Sapphire console for ATEC® Breast biopsy
ATEC® needle visible under Ultrasound
Breast Biopsy Markers
At Hologic, we have distinct shapes with options for great long-term ultrasound visibility. Designed so you can identify sites with confidence.
Imaging
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Viera® Breast Performance Software with Clarius HD
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ATEC® Ultrasound Biopsy Specifications
ATEC® biopsy device:
- Gauge: 9 or 12 gauge
- Length: 9 or 12 cm
- Aperture: 20 mm
ATEC® Ultrasound Introducer:
- Designed to improve access to the biopsy site under ultrasound guidance, offering additional simplicity in marker deployment with any end-deploy ultrasound site markers offered by Hologic.
