Medical Measuring System and Method
First Claim
1. A method of performing measurements on medical images with a bedside controller, the method comprising:
- receiving, through a touch-sensitive display on the bedside controller, a user measurement input on an image displayed on the display, the user measurement input including a start point defined by a point of initial contact with the touch-sensitive display and an end point defined by a point of last contact with the touch-sensitive display;
selecting a measurement mode based on a shape of the user measurement input; and
calculating a measurement value associated with the user measurement input based on the measurement mode.
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Abstract
A method of performing measurements on medical images with a bedside controller includes receiving, through a touch-sensitive display on the bedside controller, a user measurement input on an image displayed on the display, the user measurement input including a start point defined by a point of initial contact with the touch-sensitive display and an end point defined by a point of last contact with the touch-sensitive display. The method also includes selecting a measurement mode based on a shape of the user measurement input and calculating a measurement value associated with the user measurement input based on the measurement mode.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of performing measurements on medical images with a bedside controller, the method comprising:
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receiving, through a touch-sensitive display on the bedside controller, a user measurement input on an image displayed on the display, the user measurement input including a start point defined by a point of initial contact with the touch-sensitive display and an end point defined by a point of last contact with the touch-sensitive display; selecting a measurement mode based on a shape of the user measurement input; and calculating a measurement value associated with the user measurement input based on the measurement mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A bedside controller, comprising:
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a housing, the housing including self-contained mounting structure; a touch-sensitive display disposed within a surface of the housing and configured to display images and receive user input on the surface; a processor disposed within the housing; a communication module disposed within the housing, communicatively coupled to the processor, and configured to transmit and receive medical data from a processing system; and a non-transitory computer readable storage module disposed within the housing, communicatively coupled to the processor, and including a plurality of instructions stored therein and executable by the processor, the plurality of instructions including; instructions for receiving, through the touch-sensitive display, a user measurement input on an image displayed on the display; instructions for selecting a measurement mode based on a shape of the user measurement input; and instructions for calculating a measurement value associated with the user measurement input based on the measurement mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A medical measuring system, comprising:
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a medical sensor device configured to gather medical data from a patient; a processing system communicatively coupled to the medical sensor device and operable to receive the medical data from the medical sensor device, the processing system being further operable to transform the medical data into medical images representative of the patient; and a bedside controller communicatively coupled to the processing system and operable to receive the medical images from the processing system and display the medical images on a touch-sensitive display, the bedside controller being further configured to receive, through the touch-sensitive display, a user measurement input on a medical image displayed on the display, select a measurement mode based on a shape of the user measurement input, and calculate a measurement value associated with the user measurement input based on the measurement mode. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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