MULTIPURPOSE HOST SYSTEM FOR INVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTIC MEASUREMENT ACQUISITION INCLUDING AN ENHANCED DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURED GRAPHICAL DISPLAY

• US 20080269572A1
• Filed: 10/10/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volcano Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Volcano Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Alpert, Howard David, Kanz, William Russell, Chapman, Bruce Richard
• Granted Patent: US 8,029,447 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0215 by means inserted into the body catheters A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface

Abstract

The present invention provides a multipurpose host system for processing and displaying invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement data. The system includes a an external input signal bus interface. The bus interface receives data arising from cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors. Measurement processing components receive data from particular sensor types. Based on the received data, the processing components render diagnostic measurement parameter values. A multi-mode graphical user interface includes display components corresponding to data received from particular sensor types. The user interface provides recommended action prompts that guide a user through a series of actions.

Claims

1. A multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display, the system comprising:

an external input signal bus interface for receiving data arising from cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors;

a plurality of measurement processing components for receiving data of particular sensor types and rendering diagnostic measurement parameter values according to the received data; and

a multi-mode graphical user interface host comprising a set of diagnostic measurement user interfaces including display components corresponding to data output rendered by specified ones of the plurality of measurement processing components;

wherein the user interface provides recommended action prompts that guide a user through a series of actions.

2. The multipurpose host system of claim 1 wherein the recommended action prompts are provided automatically based on the sensors attached to the external input signal bus interface.

3. The multipurpose host system of claim 1 wherein the user interface visually displays a button in a way indicating that execution of an action associated with the button is prevented.

4. The multipurpose host system of claim 1 wherein the user interface displays data rendered by the sensors attached to the external input signal bus interface.

5. The multipurpose host system of claim 1 wherein the user interface does not display diagnostic measurement user interfaces unless the relevant sensors are attached to the external input signal bus interface.

6. The multipurpose host system of claim 1 wherein the cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors includes a blood pressure processing sensor and a blood velocity sensor.

7. The multipurpose host system of claim 6 wherein the blood pressure processing sensor and the blood velocity sensor are integrated into a single combination sensor.

8. The multipurpose host system of claim 7 wherein the user interface displays user interfaces relevant to both the blood pressure processing sensor and the blood velocity sensor.

9. The multipurpose host system of claim 1 further including a record module that may be activated to record data rendered by the sensors attached to the external input signal bus interface.

10. The multipurpose host system of claim 9 further including a playback module for viewing data recorded by the record module.

11. An adaptive graphical user interface for a multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display, the interface comprising:

a settings module for viewing and editing sensor calibration data a plurality of sensors;

a viewing module for viewing, in real time, data rendered by the plurality of sensors, the viewing module automatically displaying information pertinent to sensors attached to the multipurpose host system and automatically indicating recommended actions to a user of the multipurpose host system.

12. The interface of claim 11 further including a playback module to view recorded data rendered by at least one of the plurality of sensors.

13. The interface of claim 11 wherein the viewing module does not display information pertinent to a sensor unless the relevant sensor is attached to the multipurpose host system.

14. The interface of claim 11 wherein the sensors are cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors.

15. The interface of claim 14 wherein the cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors include a blood pressure processing sensor and a blood velocity sensor.

16. The interface of claim 15 wherein the blood pressure processing sensor and the blood velocity sensor are integrated into a single combination sensor.

17. The interface of claim 11 wherein the multipurpose host system determines the type of sensor attached to the host system by measuring the resistance value on a line connecting the sensor to the host system.

18. The interface of claim 11 wherein the multipurpose host system reads calibration parameters for the sensor attached to the host system from a memory connected to the host system with the sensor.