SOFTSCAN: Bronze, Design Explorations

Contact: Mario Gagnon, IDSA, Alto Design Inc, Canada 514.278.3050, mvilleneuve@alto-design.com

On the Web: www.alto-design.com

Credit: Alto Design Inc, Canada; Nevenka Prijik and Jacques Mayrand, Canada

Client: ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc, Canada

Designed to address a critical and unmet need in breast tissue analysis, this unit provides functional information about tumors using an attractive table-like solution, easing the procedure for patients. The functional system is an aquarium-type device that stabilizes the breast in a milk-colored liquid in order to do the scan and the tabletop is integrated in a visually soft product.

• A laser sends pulses through the patient's breast in a programmed pattern.
• The data is channeled to a computer for processing.