Controller and user interface device, systems, and methods

• US 9,069,396 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2013
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LightLab Imaging, Inc. (Abbott Laboratories)
• Original Assignee: LightLab Imaging, Inc. (Abbott Laboratories)
• Inventors: Adler, Desmond, Gomes, Joshua M., Winston, David, Moynihan, Susan
• Primary Examiner(s): Edun, Muhammad N
• Application Number:
  US13/798,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20140267038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/10 Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles G05G1/085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 9/047 the controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks for switches H01H25/04
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038

Abstract

A data collection system controller that includes a housing such as a cover. The housing includes a user facing section and a support facing section defining a hole. The controller also includes a first input device adjacent the user facing section and a second input device. The second input device includes a knob comprising a third input device and a rotatable shaft extending through the hole and partially disposed within the knob. In one embodiment, the second input device is an XYZ joystick with a button. In one embodiment, the joystick and the first input device are angled relative to each other on either side of an elbow joint. In part, the invention relates to a method of controlling the display of image data obtained with respect to a blood vessel.

Claims

1. A data collection system controller comprising

a housing comprising

a user facing section and

a support facing section defining a hole;

a first input device adjacent the user facing section, wherein the first input device includes a plurality of buttons wherein the plurality of buttons are programmed to generate a command for a graphic user interface;

a second input device comprising

a knob comprising a third input device,

a rotatable shaft extending through the hole and partially disposed within the knob; and

an attachment device configured to engage a support, the user facing section and the support facing section disposed at an angle relative to each other, wherein the command is selected from the group consisting of

toggle display between off, 3D, angiography, and flythrough;

toggle display between off and lumen profile;

snap distal reference frame to current active frame;

toggle segmentation between off, lumen, stent, and lumen and stent; and

toggle active measurement between off, length, multipoint area, 2-point area, % AS, % DS, and text.

2. The controller of claim 1 wherein the angle ranges from about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees.

3. The controller of claim 1 wherein the second input device is forward tilt biased.

4. The controller of claim 1 wherein the angle ranges from greater than about 90 degrees to about 160 degrees.

5. A data collection system controller comprising

a housing comprising

a user facing section and

a support facing section defining a hole;

a first input device adjacent the user facing section;

a second input device comprising

a knob comprising a third input device,

a rotatable shaft extending through the hole and partially disposed within the knob;

an attachment device configured to engage a support, the user facing section and the support facing section disposed at an angle relative to each other; and

a wireless transmitter and a processor, wherein rotation of the shaft is programmed to generate a command for a graphic user interface, wherein the command is selected from the group consisting of

move active frame to next proximal frame,

move active frame to next distal frame, and

engage rotation mode, rotate cut plan.

6. A data collection system comprising:

a graphical user interface;

a processor in communication with the graphical user interface and configured to send commands to the graphical user interface,

the graphical user interface configured to display image data from an optical coherence tomography procedure in a first panel in a two dimensional format,

the graphical user interface configured to display image data from an optical coherence tomography procedure in a second panel in a three dimensional format,

the graphical user interface configured to display image data from an angiography procedure in a third panel, and

a receiver configured to receive commands from a controller,

the graphical user interface configured to change one or more images frames in the first panel and second panel in response to a received command.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the received command is generated from a rotatable input device.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the image frame in the first panel is synchronized with the image frame in the second panel.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the first panel displays cross-sectional images of a vessel and the second panel displays longitudinal images of a vessel.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the controller is a pointing device comprising a joystick having a forward tilt bias.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein the controller comprises a housing comprising

a user facing section and

a support facing section defining a hole;

a first input device adjacent the user facing section;

a second input device comprising

a knob comprising a third input device,

a rotatable shaft extending through the hole and partially disposed within the knob; and

an attachment device configured to engage a support, the user facing section and the support facing section disposed at an angle relative to each other.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the controller comprises an attachment device configured to engage a support, a user facing section, and a support facing section, wherein the support facing section is disposed at an angle relative to the user facing section.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the angle ranges from about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees.