User input device for controlling medical imaging equipment motion
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMark A. Johnson, Luc Mauvarin
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Abstract
A system including a user input device for controlling a position of medical equipment is described. In an example embodiment, the user input device is configured to be coupled to the medical equipment and is responsive to an operator input representation of a desired movement of the equipment. A processor determines a direction in which the operator desires the equipment to move based on a device output.
Claims19
A system for controlling a position of medical equipment, said system comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to be coupled to the medical equipment and responsive to an operator input representative of a desired movement of the equipment;
- and
- a processor coupled to said sensor for determining at least one of a direction and speed in which the operator desires the equipment to move based on a sensor output.
A sensor comprising a core having an outer surface, a plurality of sensing areas on said outer surface, each said sensing area responsive to operator input for generating a signal representative of the operator input.
A medical imaging system, comprising:
- a source for transmitting signals towards a patient,
- a detector for detecting signals that have been transmitted through the patient;
- a movable member on which at least one of said source and said detector are mounted;
- a user input device comprising a plurality of sensors coupled to said movable member and responsive to an operator input representative of a desired movement of the equipment;
- and
- a processor coupled to said user input device for determining at least one of a direction and speed in which the operator desires said member to move based on sensor outputs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.