About Us
SPECBOARD® a simple medical specimen foam core board was
developed by Banning Gray Lary, MD, a general surgeon, while in private practice in
South Florida. He recognized the need for more accurate localization of breast biopsy
lesions, especially in the cases where re-exploration is required.
Since 1987, MacBrud has been distributing the Specboard to hospitals and clinics
throughout the U.S. and Canada. More recent sales include Western Europe including:
AMI, D.C. General Hospital, HCA, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic, Royal Columbian
Hospital, U.S. Army, V.A. Medical Center.
Specboard® benefits the patient with less specimen tissue loss while facilitating the three-
way consultation process (surgery, radiology, pathology). The surgeon obtains more accurate
coordinates for re-exploration; the radiologist gains both greater accuracy in grid
alignment with compression mammography; and the pathologist is provided with a sealed
transport container housing an efficient dissection cutting surface.
