User interface for remote control of medical devices
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1. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable of orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
- a display for selectively displaying a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed thereon;
a semitransparent anatomical model with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed thereon;
or both a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed therein superposed therein, and a semitransparent anatomical model with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed therein superposed thereon,
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Abstract
An interface for remotely controlling medical device in a patients body provides a two dimensional display of a three dimensional image of the operating region, and allows the user to select the orientation of distal end of the medical device on the display and then operate a navigation system to cause the distal end of the medical device to assume the selected orientation.
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1. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable of orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
a display for selectively displaying a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed thereon;
a semitransparent anatomical model with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed thereon;
or both a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed therein superposed therein, and a semitransparent anatomical model with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed therein superposed thereon,- View Dependent Claims (2, 24, 25)
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3. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable of orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
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a display with a larger primary pane and a smaller secondary pane, one of the panes displaying a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed thereon, and the other pane displaying a semitransparent anatomical model with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed thereon; and
a control for swapping the images displayed on the panes. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable or orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
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a display for displaying a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed therein;
at least one control for selecting the view direction of the reference image of patient position; and
at least one control for selecting the orientation of the vector and at least one control for operating the medical device navigation system to orient the distal end of the medical device in the orientation indicated by the vector. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable or orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
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a display for displaying a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed therein;
at least one control for selecting the view direction of the reference image of patient position; and
at least one control for selecting the orientation of the vector and at least one control for operating the medical device navigation system to orient the distal end of the medical device in the orientation indicated by the vector. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable or orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
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a display for displaying a reference image of patient position with a vector indicating the desired direction of the distal end of the medical device superposed therein;
at least one control for selecting the view direction of the reference image of patient position; and
at least one control for selecting the orientation of the vector and at least one control for operating the medical device navigation system to orient the distal end of the medical device in the orientation indicated by the vector. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable or orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
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a display having an origin point and a plurality of concentric circles surrounding the origin point;
a control for setting the origin to a selected direction;
a control for indicating a point on display corresponding to a desired direction relative to the reference direction in which to orient the distal end of the medical device;
a control for operating the medical device navigation system to orient the distal end of the medical device in the desired orientation corresponding to the point indicated on the display;
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26. An interface for controlling a medical device navigation system capable or orienting the distal end of a medical device in a selected direction relative to the patient, the interface comprising:
a display having a visualization portion for displaying an indication of the desired orientation of the distal end of the medical device;
a control area for manually changing the direction of the indication of the desired orientation;
a second control area for automatically changing the direction of the indication of the desired direction to a direction associated with one of a plurality of stored points displayed in the second control area;
a third control area to for automatically changing the direction of the indication of the desired direction to a pre-stored direction.
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