User interface for remote control of medical devices
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An interface for controlling a magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field in a selected direction to an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the interface comprising:
- a display on which at least one image of the operating region is displayed;
an input device for identifying a point in the operating region on the at least one image on the display;
a processor for determining an application point in the operating region on a predetermined branched path through the subject'"'"'s vasculature that is closest to the identified point, and causing the magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field at the application point, in a direction tangent to the predetermined path at the application point.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
232 Citations
61 Claims
-
1. An interface for controlling a magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field in a selected direction to an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the interface comprising:
-
a display on which at least one image of the operating region is displayed;
an input device for identifying a point in the operating region on the at least one image on the display;
a processor for determining an application point in the operating region on a predetermined branched path through the subject'"'"'s vasculature that is closest to the identified point, and causing the magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field at the application point, in a direction tangent to the predetermined path at the application point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method of making a predetermined branched path through the vasculature in an operating region in a subject'"'"'s vasculature, the method comprising:
-
accepting the identification of a plurality of points on the subject'"'"'s vasculature on at least one image of the operating region; and
connecting each point with its nearest neighboring point to form the branched path through the vasculature. - View Dependent Claims (11)
-
-
12. A method of operating a magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field in a selected direction in an operating region in a subject, to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the method comprising:
-
identifying a plurality of points along the subject'"'"'s vasculature in an image of the operating region in the subject;
connecting each point to the closest adjacent point to create a network of navigable paths through the subject'"'"'s vasculature;
identifying a selected point on an image of the operating region, and identifying an application point that is on the network of navigable paths, closest to the selected point; and
applying a magnetic field at the application point in a direction tangent to the navigable path at the application point. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
-
-
15. A method of operating a magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field in a selected direction in an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region the method comprising:
-
identifying a selected point on an image of the operating region;
determining an application point on a predetermined navigable path through the subject'"'"'s vasculature in the operating region corresponding that is closest to the selected point; and
applying a magnetic field at the application point in a direction tangent to the navigable path at the application point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
-
-
18. A method of controlling a magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field in a selected direction in an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region the method comprising:
-
accepting the identification of a selected point on an image of the operating region;
determining an application point on a predetermined navigable path through the subject'"'"'s vasculature in the operating region corresponding that is closest to the selected point; and
applying a magnetic field at the application point in a direction tangent to the navigable path at the application point. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
-
21. A magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field in a selected direction to an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the system comprising:
-
at least one magnet;
an interface for controlling the at least one magnet, including;
a display on which at least one image of the operating region is displayed;
an input device for identifying a point in the operating region on the at least one image on the display;
a processor for determining an application point in the operating region on a predetermined branched path through the subject'"'"'s vasculature that is closest to the identified point, and causing the magnet to apply a magnetic field at the application point, in a direction tangent to the predetermined path at the application point. - View Dependent Claims (22)
-
-
23. An interface for controlling a magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field in a selected direction to an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the interface comprising:
-
a display on which a representation of the current orientation of the medical device; and
a selector for selecting one of a plurality of patterns of new orientations of the device is displayed;
an input device for selecting one of the plurality of patters of new orientations; and
a processor for orient the magnetic medical device in each of the orientations in the selected pattern. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
-
-
29. A method of operating a magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field in a selected direction in an operating region in a subject, to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the method comprising:
-
selecting one of a plurality of predetermined patterns of new positions for the medical device; and
operating the magnetic navigation system to successively orient the medical device in each new position of the patter. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
-
-
33. A magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field in a selected direction to an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the system comprising:
-
at least one magnet;
an interface for controlling the at least one magnet, including;
a display including a representation of the current orientation of the medical device, and a selector for selecting one of a predetermined patterns of new positions for the medical device;
a processor for successively controlling the magnet to apply a magnetic field to orient the medical device in each of the new positions of the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (34)
-
-
35. A method of operating a magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field in a selected direction in an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the method comprising:
- selecting one of a plurality of patterns of new orientations; and
successively applying a magnetic field to orient the medical device in each new orientation of the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
- selecting one of a plurality of patterns of new orientations; and
-
40. An interface for controlling a magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field in a selected direction to an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the interface comprising:
-
a display including an indicator for indicating the desired direction of the applied magnet field on a display the display including first and second active areas for separate controlling the indicator;
an input device for controlling a cursor on the display to click and drag within one of the two active areas, to change the orientation of the indicator, clicking and dragging in the first active area rotating the indicator about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the display, and clicking and dragging in the second active area flattening in the indicator into the plane of the display. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
-
-
52. A method of controlling a magnetic navigation system to apply a magnetic field in a selected direction in an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region the method comprising:
-
selecting the direction in which to apply a magnetic field by clicking and dragging on one of first and second active areas of a display to rotate an indicator indicating the desired direction, clicking and dragging on the first active area rotating the indicator about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the display, and clicking and dragging on the second active area collapsing the indicator into the plane of the display, and rotating it about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the display. applying a magnetic field to the operating region in the direction indicated by the indicator. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
-
-
55. A magnetic navigation system that applies a magnetic field in a selected direction to an operating region in a subject to magnetically orient a medical device in the operating region, the system comprising:
-
at least one magnet;
an interface for controlling the at least one magnet, including;
a display on which at least direction indictor is displayed, the display having first and second active regions, clicking and dragging on the first active area rotating the indicator about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the display, and clicking and dragging on the second active area collapsing the indicator into the plane of the display, an input device for clicking and dragging on the active areas to change the direction of the indicator. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
-
-
58. A method of changing the direction of an applied magnetic field comprising the step of displaying a direction indicating arrow in a two dimensional display, allowing the user to rotate the direction indicting arrow about an axis perpendicular to the two dimensional display by clicking and dragging within one portion of the two dimensional display;
- allowing the user to collapse the direction-indicating arrow into the plane of the two dimensional display, and rotate the direction-indicating arrow in the plane, about an axis perpendicular to the two dimensional display.
- View Dependent Claims (59)
- 60. A method of changing the direction of an applied magnetic field comprising the step of displaying a direction on a two dimensional display, overlying a circular display on the display with 12 equally spaced markings around the circumference to facilitate referencing directions in the plane of the display.
Specification