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ATEC Breast Biopsy System for MRI

At Hologic, we believe that great science delivers meaningful innovation. This mindset lead to the development of the breakthrough that has made MRI-guided vacuum assisted breast biopsy possible.

Our flagship ATEC vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system is an all-in-one platform designed for use under ultrasound, MRI, stereotactic and 3D image guidance.  It provides physicians a fast, safe and simple way to perform minimally invasive breast biopsy procedures. The ATEC MRI biopsy device enables physicians to treat patients who are at risk for breast disease under MRI-guidance while reducing procedure time, minimizing costs and improving patient comfort.2

The ATEC breast biopsy system offers the ability to treat a broad

spectrum

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About

Hologic is the market leader in breast MRI biopsy procedures.1 With the ATEC MRI biopsy device, physicians can treat a broad spectrum of patients such as women with thin breasts, implants, lesions near the medial wall or multiple lesions. With the ATEC system, physicians can reduce typical procedure time to under 40 minutes, allowing for multiple lesion targeting in one gadolinium session and optimizing costly magnet time.2

The ATEC system is:

Fast

  • Tissue acquisition occurs every 4.5 seconds, typically lasting less than 30 seconds total.1
  • Easily delivers local anesthetic without interruption.
  • Saline lavage and constant aspiration assists in consistent core retrieval.

Safe

  • MRI conditional biopsy device; compatible with up to a 3T magnet.1
  • Closed system reduces contamination risk.
  • Fully disposable device and tubing minimizes staff and patient exposure to biohazards.

Simple

  • No software required for user to program or operate the console.
  • Simple one minute set-up and clean-up.
  • Supports both Grid and Post/Pillar targeting methods.

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Features

Saline lavage

  • Helps ensure consistent retrieval of high-quality tissue samples. This feature has also been shown to reduce the rate of hematoma occurrence by 25% as well as a reduction in average size of hematoma.1

 

Y-Valve

  • Enables physicians to automatically or manually deliver local anesthetic directly to the biopsy site without interrupting the procedure.
Products

Standard ATEC MRI biopsy device

  • Gauge:  9 gauge
  • Length: 14 cm  
  • Aperture: 20 mm 

 

ATEC MRI access biopsy device: designed with hemispherical tip for access to challenging lesions

  • Gauge:  9 gauge
  • Length: 14 cm 
  • Aperture: 12 mm 
Accessories

 

Introducer Localization System (ILS) for ATEC

  • Aids physicians using the ATEC MRI biopsy device during the biopsy process. Compatible with every coil system on the market, the ATEC ILS enables physicians to easily target lesions without costly software, to quickly target multiple lesions in a single gadolinium session, and to confirm their targeting prior to completing the biopsy.

 

SureSight Introducer Localization System (ILS) for ATEC

  • Simplifies the targeting of lesions under MRI guidance. In the targeting scans, an area of increased intensity mimics the location of the sampling aperture on the ATEC biopsy needle, providing the physician a visual confirmation of where the needle aperture will be during the biopsy.
References

1. Data on file with Hologic.

2. Schrading S, Simon B, Braun M, Wardelmann E, Schild H, Kuhl C. MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy: Influence of Choice of Vacuum Biopsy System on the Mode of Biopsy of MRI-Only Suspicious Breast Lesions. AJR 2010;194:1650-1657.