CATHETER CONTROL SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

• US 20140343566A1
• Filed: 02/19/2014
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corindus, Inc. (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Corindus, Inc. (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Wenderow, Tal, Bromander, Thomas, Handler, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,314,311 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/130
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/302 specifically adapted for manipulations within body cavities, e.g. within abdominal or thoracic cavities
• 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 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/37 Master-slave robots A61B34/35 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/76 Manipulators having means for providing feel, e.g. force or tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1076 for measuring dimensions inside body cavities, e.g. using catheters A61B3/1005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• 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 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/95 Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0105 Steering means as part of the catheter or advancing means; Markers for positioning systems for detection of markers A61B
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/104 used for angioplasty

Abstract

A remote workstation for the control of percutaneous intervention devices is provided. The remote workstation includes a control system for remotely and independently controlling at least two percutaneous intervention devices. The control system includes at least one input device to control the percutaneous intervention devices. The control system controls movement of at least one of the percutaneous intervention devices along at least two degrees of freedom. The remote workstation also includes a graphical user interface for displaying icons representative of the operational status of each of the percutaneous intervention devices.

Claims

1. A remote workstation for the control of percutaneous intervention devices comprising:

a control system configured to remotely and independently control at least two percutaneous intervention devices, the control system including at least one input device to control the percutaneous intervention devices, wherein the control system controls movement of at least one of the percutaneous intervention devices along at least two degrees of freedom; and

a graphical user interface configured to display a first set of icons representative of the operational status of the two percutaneous intervention devices.

2. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein the percutaneous intervention devices include at least two of a catheter guide wire, a working catheter, a guide catheter, a stent, and an angioplasty balloon, and further wherein the at least two degrees of freedom include axial movement and rotation.

3. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein the first set of icons comprises dynamically displayed icons representative of the operational status of each of the percutaneous intervention devices.

4. The remote workstation of claim 3, further comprising a second set of icons representative of physiological information of a patient.

5. The remote workstation of claim 3 wherein operational status includes an indication of the current movement speed of the percutaneous device.

6. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein the first set of icons are displayed in a first color to indicate that a percutaneous intervention device is active and are displayed in a second color to indicate that a percutaneous intervention device is inactive.

7. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein, when a percutaneous device is inactive, the control system is configured hold the inactive percutaneous device such that the percutaneous device is not permitted to move axially relative to a patient on which a procedure is being performed.

8. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein the first set of icons provide at least one of a visual indication of movement of the percutaneous devices and a visual indication of the physical position of the at least one input device.

9. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface displays an additional icon representative of an amount of contrast agent delivered to a patient during a medical procedure.

10. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface displays an additional icon that provides information regarding at least one of the type, manufacturer, size, and material of one of the percutaneous intervention devices being controlled.

11. The remote workstation of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface displays an additional icon representative of the state of contraction of the patient'"'"'s heart, wherein the additional icon is an animated image of a beating heart that moves to match the state of contraction of the patient'"'"'s heart.

12. The remote workstation of claim 1 further comprising a touch screen, wherein the graphical user interface displays an additional icon on the touch screen that is a graphical representation of a heart, wherein the additional icon is touched to change a display of a real-time image of the patient'"'"'s heart.

13. The remote workstation of claim 12 wherein the display of the real-time image of the patient'"'"'s heart zooms in on a portion of the patient'"'"'s heart corresponding to a portion of the additional icon that is touched.

14. The remote workstation of claim 1 further comprising a measurement module configured to allow a user to measure the length of a structure by measuring the distanced moved by a percutaneous device as the percutaneous device traverses the length of the structure, wherein the measurement module is configured to cause the display of the measured length on a display device.

15. A remote workstation for the control of percutaneous intervention devices located within a first lab unit, the remote workstation comprising:

a first input device;

a second input device;

a control system configured to remotely control a first percutaneous intervention device and a second percutaneous intervention device, wherein the first and second input devices are operatively coupled to the control system, and further wherein the control system controls movement of at least one of the first and second percutaneous intervention devices along at least two degrees of freedom in response to user input signals received from at least one of the first and second input devices; and

a graphical user interface configured to display;

a first icon representative of the operational status of the first percutaneous intervention device; and

a second icon representative of the operational status of the second percutaneous intervention device.

16. The remote workstation of claim 15 wherein the first input device may control either the first percutaneous intervention device or the second percutaneous intervention device, wherein the second input device may control either the first percutaneous intervention device or the second percutaneous intervention device, and further wherein the control system is configured to allow a user to assign the first input device to control either the first percutaneous intervention device or the second percutaneous intervention device and allows the user to assign the second input device to control the other of the first percutaneous intervention device or the second percutaneous intervention device.

17. The remote workstation of claim 15 wherein the control system remotely controls a third percutaneous intervention device and a fourth percutaneous intervention device, the third and fourth percutaneous intervention devices located within a second lab unit.

18. The remote workstation of claim 15 further comprising a communication system allowing communication between a user located at the remote workstation and a patient located within the lab unit.

19. The remote workstation of claim 15 wherein the control system allows the user to select the movements of the first and second percutaneous devices that result from the user inputs received from the first and second input devices.

20. The remote workstation of claim 15 wherein the graphical user interface displays a third icon representative of a medical problem experienced by the patient.