User interface for ablation therapy
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a user interface, user input comprising a virtual electrode depth value;
displaying, by a display of the user interface, the virtual electrode depth value of an ablation device as a virtual electrode depth icon; and
controlling, by a processor, the user interface to progressively shade an area of the virtual electrode depth icon according to an ablation therapy progress, wherein the virtual electrode depth value is indicative of at least one of a flow of fluid and a time that energy is applied for the ablation therapy progress.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a user interface that may be used to control ablation therapy and monitor ablation therapy progress in systems that utilize wet electrode ablation techniques. The user interface presents a virtual electrode depth icon to a user that indicates the size of a lesion that may be created with the selected virtual electrode depth. The virtual electrode depth may be changed by the user according to the ablation therapy most appropriate for a patient, and the user may interact with the user interface to define the virtual electrode depth. In this manner, the user interface may be a touchscreen or other input device such as a mouse, pointing device, or keyboard. The user interface may also provide a thermometer icon that represents a patient temperature, a timer icon that represents a remaining time for therapy, and other representations of therapy progress.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a user interface, user input comprising a virtual electrode depth value; displaying, by a display of the user interface, the virtual electrode depth value of an ablation device as a virtual electrode depth icon; and controlling, by a processor, the user interface to progressively shade an area of the virtual electrode depth icon according to an ablation therapy progress, wherein the virtual electrode depth value is indicative of at least one of a flow of fluid and a time that energy is applied for the ablation therapy progress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive user input comprising a virtual electrode depth value and display the virtual electrode depth value of an ablation device as a virtual electrode depth icon; and a processor configured to control the user interface to progressively shade an area of the virtual electrode depth icon according to an ablation therapy progress, wherein the virtual electrode depth value is indicative of at least one of a flow of fluid and a time that energy is applied for the ablation therapy progress. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
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receive, via a user interface, user input comprising a virtual electrode depth value; display, via a display of the user interface, the virtual electrode depth value of an ablation device as a virtual electrode depth icon; and control the user interface to progressively shade an area of the virtual electrode depth icon according to an ablation therapy progress, wherein the virtual electrode depth value is indicative of at least one of a flow of fluid and a time that energy is applied for the ablation therapy progress. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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