Multipurpose host system for invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display

• US 9,392,979 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2013
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Volcano Corporation (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Alpert, Howard David, Hoseit, Paul Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Hibbert, Catherine S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mahatan, Channing S
• Application Number:
  US14/139,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20140121475A1
• Time in Patent Office: 939 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0035 adapted for acquisition of images from more than one imaging mode, e.g. combining MRI and optical tomography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0066 Optical coherence imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0084 for introduction into the body, e.g. by catheters A61B5/1459 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0215 by means inserted into the body catheters A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/026 Measuring blood flow A61B3/1233, A61B3/1241 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/027 using catheters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14539 for measuring pH
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1473 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter A61B5/1482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6851 Guide wires
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6852 Catheters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/72 Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes character recognition, recognising digital ink, document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00; recognition or understanding of postal images G06V30/424
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/06 Measuring blood flow measuring volume flow in general G01F, e.g. G01F1/66, G01F1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G01P5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/12 in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters catheters per se A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/468 allowing annotation or message recording
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/488 : involving Doppler signals
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 : for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation

Abstract

A multifunctional invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement host is disclosed that interfaces a variety of sensor devices, such as guide wire-mounted pressure sensors, flow sensors, temperature sensors, etc, and provides a multi-mode graphical user interface providing a plurality of displays in accordance with the various types of sensors and measurements rendered by the sensors.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose host system for use in intravascular procedures, comprising:

a user interface having at least one user input device and a display;

a first intravascular device including the first intravascular sensing component;

a second intravascular device including the second intravascular sensing component; and

a processing system in communication with the user interface, the first intravascular device, and the second intravascular device, the processing system configured to;

control, in response to an input to the at least one user input device of the user interface, operation of at least one of the first intravascular sensing component and the second intravascular sensing component via a component in communication with the processing system and at least one of the first intravascular sensing component and the second intravascular sensing component;

receive data from the first intravascular sensing component, wherein the data received from the first intravascular sensing component includes data related to a first intravascular parameter;

receive data from the second intravascular sensing component, wherein the data received from the second intravascular sensing component includes data related to a second intravascular parameter, the second intravascular parameter being different than the first intravascular parameter;

process the data related to the first intravascular parameter to produce a visual representation of the first intravascular parameter for display within a first graphical user interface display;

process the data related to the second intravascular parameter to produce a visual representation of the second intravascular parameter for display within a second graphical user interface display;

output the first graphical user interface display, including the visual representation of the first intravascular parameter, to the display of the user interface in a first display mode; and

output the second graphical user interface display, including the visual representation of the second intravascular parameter, to the display of the user interface in a second display mode;

wherein processing system is configured to toggle between the first display mode and the second display mode in response to an input to the at least one user input device of the user interface.

2. The multi-purpose host system of claim 1, wherein the input to the at least one user input device of the user interface processing system that causes the processing system to toggle between the first display mode and the second display mode comprises a single user input.

3. The multi-purpose host system of claim 2, wherein the single user input includes a selection of one of:

a first display tab associated with the first display mode; and

a second display tab associated with the second display mode.

4. The multi-purpose host system of claim 1, wherein the first and second intravascular parameters are selected from the group of parameters consisting of:

pressure, flow velocity, flow volume, pH, ultrasound images, light-based images, and tissue characterization.

5. The multi-purpose host system of claim 1, wherein the first intravascular parameter is a pressure within a vessel and the second intravascular parameter is imaging data representative of the vessel.

6. The multi-purpose host system of claim 5, wherein the imaging data representative of the vessel is generated by at least one of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and ultrasound.

7. The multi-purpose host system of claim 5, wherein the visual representation of the first intravascular parameter includes a fractional flow reserve (FFR) value.

8. The multi-purpose host system of claim 1, wherein the first intravascular device is a guide wire and the second intravascular device is a catheter.

9. The multi-purpose host system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to store the data related to the first and second intravascular parameters in Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) format.

10. The multi-purpose host The system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to:

output a patient data-input interface display; and

associate patient information input to the patient data-input interface display with the data related to each of the first and second intravascular parameters.

11. The multi-purpose host system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to enable annotation of the data related to at least one of the first and second intravascular parameters.

12. A multi-purpose host system for use in intravascular procedures, comprising:

a user interface having at least one user input device and a display;

at least one intravascular device including a plurality of intravascular sensing components; and

a processing system in communication with the user interface and the at least one intravascular device, the processing system configured to;

control, in response to an input to the at least one user input device of the user interface, operation of the plurality of intravascular sensing components via a component in communication with the processing system and the plurality of intravascular sensing components;

receive data related to a plurality of intravascular parameters from the plurality of intravascular sensing components;

process the data related to the plurality of intravascular parameters to produce visual representations of each of the plurality of intravascular parameters for display on the display of the user interface; and

output at least one of the visual representations of the plurality of intravascular parameters to the display of the user interface based on a selected display mode;

wherein the processing system is configured to switch the selected display mode in response to an input to the at least one user input device of the user interface.

13. The multi-purpose host system of claim 12, wherein the input to the at least one user input device of the user interface processing system that causes the processing system to switch the selected display mode comprises a single user input.

14. The multi-purpose host system of claim 13, wherein the single user input includes a selection of one of:

a first display tab associated with a first display mode; and

a second display tab associated with the second display mode.

15. The multi-purpose host system of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of intravascular parameters is selected from the group of parameters consisting of:

pressure, flow velocity, flow volume, pH, ultrasound images, light-based images, and tissue characterization.

16. The multi-purpose host system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of intravascular parameters include a pressure within a vessel and imaging data representative of the vessel.

17. The multi-purpose host system of claim 16, wherein the imaging data representative of the vessel is generated by at least one of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and ultrasound.

18. The multi-purpose host system of claim 16, wherein the visual representation of the pressure within the vessel includes a fractional flow reserve (FFR) value.

19. The multi-purpose host system of claim 16, wherein the at least one intravascular device includes:

a first intravascular device including a pressure-sensing component, the pressure-sensing component being one of the plurality of intravascular sensing components; and

a second intravascular device including an imaging component, the imaging component being one of the plurality of intravascular sensing components.

20. The multi-purpose host system of claim 19, wherein the first intravascular device is a guide wire and the second intravascular device is a catheter.

21. The multi-purpose host system of claim 12, wherein the processing system is further configured to store the data related to the plurality of intravascular parameters in Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) format.

22. The multi-purpose host system of claim 12, wherein the processing system is further configured to:

output a patient data-input interface display; and

associate patient information input to the patient data-input interface display with the data related to each of the plurality of intravascular parameters.

23. The multi-purpose host system of claim 12, wherein the processing system is further configured to enable annotation of the data related to at least one of the plurality of intravascular parameters.