Distributed real time replication-based annotation and documentation system for cardiology procedures
First Claim
1. A method of annotating a study record taken during a cardiac catheterization procedure, the procedure being conducted in a cardiac catheterization lab, comprising the acts of:
- (a) inserting at least one catheter into a patient comprising a heart, the catheters terminating in a position proximate to the heart and comprising one or more sensors configured to sense data from the heart;
(b) stimulating the heart with electrical signals from the catheter;
(c) sensing data from the heart;
(d) transmitting the data from the sensors to a data collection device;
(e) transmitting the data from the data collection device to a central publisher;
(f) replicating the data;
(g) transmitting the replicated data from the central publisher to a plurality of client workstations;
(h) annotating the replicated data at at least one of the plurality of client workstations to produce annotated data;
(i) transmitting the annotated data from the at least one client workstation to the central publisher;
(j) replicating the annotated data; and
(k) transmitting the replicated annotated data from the central publisher to the plurality of client workstations.
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Abstract
A distributed multi-user system for real time data access during cardiology procedures. The system includes an interactive computer network which can be used to simultaneously display and manipulate data from a cardiology procedure on a plurality of devices and at a plurality of locations. The system is implemented through various replication topologies which allow the simultaneous access and annotation of a cardiology study during the procedure. The study can be displayed and annotated at any of the plurality of locations, which may be local or remote, during the procedure. Annotations made at one of the plurality of locations will be distributed to the other locations through a publisher.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of annotating a study record taken during a cardiac catheterization procedure, the procedure being conducted in a cardiac catheterization lab, comprising the acts of:
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(a) inserting at least one catheter into a patient comprising a heart, the catheters terminating in a position proximate to the heart and comprising one or more sensors configured to sense data from the heart;
(b) stimulating the heart with electrical signals from the catheter;
(c) sensing data from the heart;
(d) transmitting the data from the sensors to a data collection device;
(e) transmitting the data from the data collection device to a central publisher;
(f) replicating the data;
(g) transmitting the replicated data from the central publisher to a plurality of client workstations;
(h) annotating the replicated data at at least one of the plurality of client workstations to produce annotated data;
(i) transmitting the annotated data from the at least one client workstation to the central publisher;
(j) replicating the annotated data; and
(k) transmitting the replicated annotated data from the central publisher to the plurality of client workstations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of annotating a study record taken during a cardiac catheterization procedure, the procedure being conducted in a cardiac catheterization lab, comprising the acts of:
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(a) transmitting data from a catheter to a data collection device;
(b) transmitting the data from the data collection device to a central publisher;
(c) replicating the data;
(d) transmitting the replicated data from the central publisher to a plurality of client workstations; and
(e) annotating the replicated data at at least one of the plurality of client workstations to produce annotated data;
(f) transmitting the annotated data from the at least one client workstation to the central publisher;
(g) replicating the annotated data; and
(h) transmitting the replicated annotated data from the central publisher to the plurality of client workstations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a device configured to perform an electrophysiology procedure and further configured to produce data as a result of the electrophysiology procedure;
a data acquisition workstation electrically coupled to the device and configured to the acquire data produced during the electrophysiology procedure;
a plurality of client workstations coupled to the data acquisition workstation and configured to allow a user to annotate the data received from the data acquisition workstation to produce annotated data; and
a publisher coupled to the data acquisition workstation and further coupled the plurality of client workstations and configured to transmit and receive the data from the data acquisition workstation during the electrophysiology procedure and further configured to transmit and receive the annotated data from the plurality of client workstations during the electrophysiology procedure. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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