Workflow driven display for medical procedures

• US 8,806,359 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2007
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stereotaxis, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Stereotaxis, Inc.
• Inventors: Garibaldi, Jeffrey M., Blume, Walter M., Kastelein, Nathan, Viswanathan, Raju R.
• Primary Examiner(s): ITURRALDE, ENRIQUE W
• Application Number:
  US11/801,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20080064933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,653 Days
• Field of Search: 715/705, 715/737, 715/740, 715/761, 715/767, 715/771
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00017 Electrical control of surgical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/2051 Electromagnetic tracking systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/252 indicating steps of a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/254 being adapted depending on the stage of the surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/376 using X-rays, e.g. fluoroscopy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/20 Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/00 Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment instruments measuring radiation intensity for application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting, G01T1/161; apparatus for taking X-ray photographs G03B42/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/02 Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/468 allowing annotation or message recording
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/547 involving tracking of position of the device or parts of the device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/566 involving communication between diagnostic systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/00 Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves imaging of objects using sonar G01S15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display composite display in devices for short-range imaging with acoustic waves G01S7/52074
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/465 : adapted to display user selection data, e.g. icons or menus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/467 : characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/5238 : for combining image data of patient, e.g. merging several images from different acquisition modes into one image for image registration algorithms G06T7/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/56 : Details of data transmission or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/565 : involving data transmission via a network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/36 : Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A display for operating a plurality of separate computer systems, each having a visual display. The display includes comprising a composite display, a video system for receiving display input from each of the plurality of separate computer systems and displaying it on the composite display, a processor which controls the content of the composite display based upon a planned procedure workflow.

Claims

1. A system for performing a multi-step medical procedure requiring the operation of a plurality of separate computer systems, each accepting inputs and providing a visual display, the system comprising:

at least first and second composite displays, the first composite display being located remotely from the subject of the procedure, the first and second composite displays each including the visual displays from at least two of the separate computer systems; and

at least one control for changing the configurations of the first and second composite displays in accordance with the steps in a preplanned workflow, the control being programmed to change the composite displays such that when a step in a multi-step medical procedure calls for use of at least one of the separate computer systems, the composite display displays the visual display of the at least one separate computer system called for in the step, with the configuration of the first and second composite displays being different for at least some of the steps.

2. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a control for displaying a prompt for at least one of the steps in the preplanned work flow on the first and second composite displays.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the prompts displayed on the first and second composite displays for at least some of the steps are different.

4. A system for operating a plurality of separate computer systems, each having a visual display, the display comprising:

a composite display comprising a single display;

a video system for receiving display input from each of a plurality of separate computer systems that include a navigation system, a localization system and an imaging system, and displaying the associated displays of at least two of the plurality of separate computer systems on the composite display; and

a processor for controlling a multi-step medical procedure in which some of the steps involve the use of one of the separate computer systems, the processor being programmed to change the composite display such that where a step calls for use of one of the separate computer systems, the composite display prominently displays the associated display of the separate computer system involved in the step;

whereby the processor controls the display of the associated displays of the navigation system, a localization system and an imaging system on the composite display based upon a planned multi-step medical procedure.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the composite display is a Plasma, DLP or Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the composite display is generated by one or more video projectors to form a composite display on any suitable surface.

7. The system according to claim 4, wherein the configuration of the composite display is different for at least some of the steps.

8. The system according to claim 4 wherein the processor is further configured to display a prompt for at least some of the steps in the preplanned multi-step medical procedure on the composite display.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the prompts displayed on the composite display for at least some of the steps are different.