DISTRIBUTED INTERACTIVE MEDICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE FEATURES

• US 20180046355A1
• Filed: 08/08/2017
• Published: 02/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Merdan, Kenneth Matthew, Flynn, David M., Ostenson, Gregory Ernest, Bidne, Benjamin, Halvorson, Robbie, Ware, Eric A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,585,552 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03542 Light pens for emitting or receiving light
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/20 Perspective computation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/41 Medical
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/004 Annotating, labelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/024 Multi-user, collaborative environment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to distributed interactive medical visualization systems including user interface features and related methods. In an embodiment, a distributed interactive medical visualization system is included having a first video processing circuit, a first central processing circuit in communication with the first video processing circuit, a first communications circuit in communication with the first central processing circuit, and a first user interface generated by the first video processing circuit. The first user interface can include a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s anatomy from a first perspective, the first perspective configured to be controlled by a first user. The first user interface can further include one or more user representations representing one or more other users, the user representations superimposed within the three-dimensional model, wherein each of the one or more user representations are visually distinct from one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Claims

1. A distributed interactive medical visualization system comprising:

a first video processing circuit;

a first central processing circuit in communication with the first video processing circuit;

a first communications circuit in communication with the first central processing circuit;

a first user interface generated by the first video processing circuit, the first user interface including

a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s anatomy from a first perspective, the first perspective configured to be controlled by a first user; and

one or more user representations representing one or more other users, the user representations superimposed within the three-dimensional model, wherein each of the one or more user representations are visually distinct from one another.

2. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 1, the one or more user representations comprising light pens.

3. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 1, the one or more user representations having different colors from one another.

4. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 1, the three-dimensional model including one or more of patient data gathered in real-time, previously stored patient data, and idealized model data.

5. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 1,

wherein information about the first perspective is broadcast across a network.

6. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 1,

wherein information about the one or more user representations is broadcast across a network.

7. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 1,

wherein the first video processing circuit is co-located with a machine displaying the primary user interface.

8. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 1,

wherein the first video processing circuit is remotely located from a machine displaying the first user interface.

9. A distributed interactive medical visualization system comprising:

a first video processing circuit;

a first central processing circuit in communication with the first video processing circuit;

a first communications circuit in communication with the first central processing circuit;

a first user interface generated by the first video processing circuit, the first user interface configured to be directed by a first user and including

a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s anatomy from a first perspective, and

a command interface object, wherein engagement of the command interface object causes the first user interface to display a three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s anatomy from a second perspective.

10. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 9, the second perspective also being displayed by a second user interface and the second perspective configured to be directed by a second user.

11. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 9,

wherein engagement of the command interface object causes the second perspective to switch from being directed by a second user to being directed by the first user.

12. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 9, the three-dimensional model including one or more of patient data gathered in real-time, previously stored patient data, and idealized model data.

13. A distributed interactive medical visualization system comprising:

a first video processing circuit;

a first central processing circuit in communication with the first video processing circuit;

a first communications circuit in communication with the first central processing circuit;

a first user interface generated by the first video processing circuit, the first user interface including

a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s anatomy from a first perspective, the first perspective configured to be controlled by a first user; and

a virtual representation of one or more annotations, each annotation having a specific location anchor within the three-dimensional model.

14. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 13,

wherein each annotation created by the first user is visible to only the first user.

15. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 13,

wherein each annotation created by the first user is visible to the first user and to other users viewing the same three-dimensional model.

16. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 13,

wherein each annotation created by the first user is visible to the first user and to a subset of other users viewing the same three-dimensional model.

17. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 13,

wherein each annotation includes one or more of audio, video, and textual information.

18. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 13, the first user interface including one or more graphical representations of one or more other users who are viewing the same three-dimensional model, wherein each of the one or more graphical representations identify individual users amongst the one or more other users.

19. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 18,

wherein each of the one or more graphical representations of one or more other users identify one or more pieces of information about individual users amongst the one or more other users, the pieces of information about individual users selected from the group consisting of what portion of the three-dimensional model the individual user is currently viewing and what perspective the individual user is viewing the three-dimensional model from.

20. The distributed interactive medical visualization system of claim 13, further comprising a command interface object, wherein engagement of the command interface object causes one or more other user interfaces controlled by one or more other users to switch from being directed by individual other user to being directed by the first user.