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# FDA Clears Self-Compression Mammogram
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-clears-self-compression-mammogram/
- Published: 2017-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:46:01.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5139532

FDA has cleared a GE Healthcare 510(k) for the Senographe Pristina with Self-Compression, the first 2D digital mammography system that allows patients to increase or decrease the amount of compression applied to their breast before the mammogram x-ray is taken. The device has a handheld wireless remote control that patients can use to adjust the compression after their breast is positioned, according to an agency [release](https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm574562.htm?ref=fdaweb.com). “The technologist checks the applied compression and breast positioning and makes the final decision on whether the compression is adequate or needs to be adjusted,” it says.