Intravascular ultrasound patient interface module (PIM) for distributed wireless intraluminal imaging systems

A method of performing intraluminal imaging, comprising:

• receiving, by at least one of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a processor disposed within a single housing of a patient interface module (PIM), an ultrasound echo signal from an intraluminal imaging device comprising an ultrasound imaging component that is powered to obtain the ultrasound echo signal while the intraluminal imaging device is positioned within a body lumen of a patient;
• determining, by the at least one of the field programmable gate array (FPGA) or the processor, ultrasound image data based on at least the ultrasound echo signal;
• receiving, by a power-over-network component disposed within the single housing of the PIM, operating power from a wireless router at the PIM via a first cable coupled to the wireless router and the PIM, wherein the first cable comprises a network cable, wherein the power-over-network component is different than the network cable;
• providing, by the power-over-network component, at least a portion of the operating power from the PIM to the intraluminal imaging device via a second cable such that the ultrasound imaging component is powered to obtain the ultrasound echo signal, wherein the second cable is coupled to the PIM and the intraluminal imaging device;
• and
• transmitting, by the power-over-network component to a computing device via the network cable and the wireless router, the ultrasound image data such that data communication for the ultrasound image data is provided via the network cable,
• wherein only the first cable, the single housing, and the second cable are communicatively positioned between the wireless router and the intraluminal device.

An intravascular imaging system, comprising:

• an intravascular device comprising a medical sensor configured to be powered to obtain an intravascular imaging signal while the intravascular device is positioned within a blood vessel of a patient;
• a wireless router;
• a computing device in wireless communication with the wireless router;
• a patient interface module (PIM);
• a first cable coupled to the wireless router and the PIM, wherein the first cable comprises a network cable;
• and
• a second cable coupled to the PIM and the intravascular device,
• wherein the PIM comprises:
• a single housing such that only the first cable, the single housing, and the second cable are communicatively positioned between the wireless router and the intravascular device;
• a power-over-network component disposed within the single housing and different than the network cable, wherein the power-over-network component is configured to:
• receive operating power from the wireless router at the PIM via the network cable;
• provide at least a portion of the operating power from the PIM to the intravascular device via the second cable such that the medical sensor is powered to obtain the intravascular imaging signal;
• and
• at least one of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a processor disposed within the single housing and configured to:
• receive the intravascular imaging signal;
• and
• determine intravascular image data based on at least the intravascular imaging signal,
• wherein the power-over-network component is further configured to:
• transmit the intravascular image data to the computing device via the network cable and the wireless router such that data communication for the intravascular image data is provided via the network cable.