Medical device GUI for cardiac electrophysiology display and data communication
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorBozidar Ferek-Petric
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Abstract
An interactive graphical user interface (GUI) is implemented to display virtual static and animated cardiac electrophysiology and implanted medical device information. The GUI is structured in a layered format to display a subset of display means relating to further details. The invention also enables access and transfer of the display and associated information via a network system preferably web-enabled to use the Internet.
Claims17
A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with displays presented on a medical instrument in data communications with one or more implantable medical device (IMDs) in one or more patients, the GUI in combination with the medical instrument comprising:
- means for visually displaying said one or more IMDs in said one or more patients;
- and
- means for generating said displays;
- said GUI being implemented to navigate through various layers of said displays relating to said one or more IMDs in said one or more patients.
A cardiac electrophysiology display and data communication system for displaying virtual static and animated images of one or more patients with one or more implemented medical devices (IMDs) including a GUI implemented to navigate through various layers of images, the system comprising:
- an instrument in data communication with the IMDs;
- at least one screen for one said instrument to display the images;
- and
- the GUI implemented to navigate through the layers of the images for display in said at least one screen.
The system of claim 16 wherein said network system includes a LAN, WAN, WWW, Internet and Intranet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.