Graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates generally to stent graft selection, and more particularly to computer based systems and methods for stent-graft selection.

#2. Description of Related Art

#FIG. 1 is an illustration of a system that includes a stent-graft planning system for stent-graft selection.

#FIG. 2 is a process flow diagram for a stent-graft selection process that can be performed using the web-based stent-graft planning system, using a client-server system, or using a stand-alone system.

#FIG. 3 is for a format for a graphic user interface used in the stent-graft selection process.

#In the drawings and the following detailed description, elements with the same reference numeral are the same or equivalent elements. For a three-digit reference numeral, the first digit, and for a four-digit reference numeral, the two digits are the figure number in which the element corresponding to the reference numeral first appears.

#A stent-graft planning system 110 is a web-based system that assists a physician in selecting and ordering the right stent-graft online in real-time. Alternatively, the system maybe implemented on a stand-alone device this is connected to Internet 104.

#As explained more completely below, stent-graft planning system 110 provides a physician with a two-dimensional (2D) model and/or a three-dimensional (3D) graphic model reflecting the individual vessel anatomy, e.g., aneurismal anatomy, in which the stent graft will be placed. The graphic model, sometimes called graphic, is adjusted to reflect the measurements collected in stent-graft planning system 110 via graphic user interfaces.