ATEC® Breast Biopsy Device
Compassionate care across all modalities
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. Designed for radiologists and surgeons who consider compassionate patient care and results as essential elements in minimally invasive breast biopsy.
Features
Fast
Tissue acquisition every 4.5 seconds with cycles typically lasting under half a minute.8
Safe
Fully-closed system to reduce contamination risk. Handpiece and tubing are disposable, minimizing exposure to biohazard.
Simple
Setup and cleanup in under a minute. Same console for every modality. Multiple needle options for a wide patient range.
Saline lavage
Combination of saline lavage and consistent aspiration helps ensure a core with every cycle.8
Y-valve
Enables clinicians to deliver uninterrupted local anesthetic directly to the biopsy site, automatically or manually, without interrupting the procedure.
ACCESSORIES
ATEC® Ultrasound Introducer
Ultrasound
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.
Introducer Localization System (ILS) for ATEC®
MRI
Compatible with every currently available coil system, the ATEC ILS aids in targeting lesions with most available software. It is designed to enable physicians to quickly target multiple lesions in a single gadolinium session and to confirm their targeting prior to completing the biopsy.