System and method for controlling a medical imaging device
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a medical imaging device, comprising:
- a medical imaging device;
a medical instrument having at least one tracking element, said medical instrument selectively engageable between a navigation function and a control function that is associated with operation of said medical imaging device;
a navigation subsystem comprising (i) a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal that is received by said tracking element; and
(ii) a navigation processing unit in communication with said transmitter and said at least one tracking element in order to track the orientation, position, and motion of said medical instrument; and
a control subsystem in communication with said navigation subsystem, said control subsystem having a control processing unit that is operable to correlate at least one of the orientation, position, and motion of said medical instrument with a function associated with operation of said medical imaging device when said medical instrument operates in the control function, said control subsystem also being operable to direct said medical imaging device to perform the function associated with operation of said medical imaging device based on at least one of the orientation, position, and motion of said medical instrument.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling a medical imaging device is provided. The system includes a medical imaging device. The system further includes a medical instrument. Further, the system includes a navigation subsystem that is configured to track the medical instrument. Furthermore, the system includes a control subsystem that communicates with the navigation subsystem. The control subsystem is configured to correlate at least one of orientation, position and motion of the medical instrument with a function of the medical imaging device. The control subsystem is further configured to direct the medical imaging device to perform the function associated with the medical imaging device, based on the correlation.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a medical imaging device, comprising:
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a medical imaging device; a medical instrument having at least one tracking element, said medical instrument selectively engageable between a navigation function and a control function that is associated with operation of said medical imaging device; a navigation subsystem comprising (i) a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal that is received by said tracking element; and
(ii) a navigation processing unit in communication with said transmitter and said at least one tracking element in order to track the orientation, position, and motion of said medical instrument; anda control subsystem in communication with said navigation subsystem, said control subsystem having a control processing unit that is operable to correlate at least one of the orientation, position, and motion of said medical instrument with a function associated with operation of said medical imaging device when said medical instrument operates in the control function, said control subsystem also being operable to direct said medical imaging device to perform the function associated with operation of said medical imaging device based on at least one of the orientation, position, and motion of said medical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a medical imaging device, comprising:
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tracking a medical instrument; using a processing unit to correlate orientation, position and motion of the medical instrument with operation of the medical imaging device; and controlling the medical imaging device based on said correlating, wherein said controlling comprises operating the medical instrument as a joystick to direct movement of the medical imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for controlling a medical imaging device, comprising:
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a medical imaging device; a medical instrument; a navigation subsystem configured to track said medical instrument; and a control subsystem in communication with said navigation subsystem, said control subsystem being operable to control all movement and imaging functions of said medical imaging device through said medical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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