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US 2014/0276017 A1Published application
System for guiding workflow during a medical imaging procedure
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorJason Sproul
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Abstract
The invention includes patient interface modules that guide the workflow of an intravascular medical imaging procedure. In some instances a Patient Interface Modules (PIM) connected to the imaging catheter has one or more indicators that guide the workflow. Some modules may be adapted to connect to multiple imaging devices, or an imaging device and a pressure sensing device, or other treatment device.
Claims20
A patient interface module, the module comprising:
- a control panel comprising a plurality of buttons, wherein the control panels sends signals to an operator that provide an order in which a medical imaging procedure should be carried out based upon a sequence of the signals;
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- a port for receiving a medical imaging device configured for insertion into a body.
A method for guiding an operator through a medical imaging procedure, the method comprising:
- providing a patient interface module that comprising a control panel comprising a plurality of buttons, wherein the control panels sends signals to an operator that provide an order in which a medical imaging procedure should be carried out based upon a sequence of the signals;
- and a port for receiving a medical imaging device configured for insertion into a body;
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- signaling to the operator via the patient interface module an order in which a medical imaging procedure should be carried out.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.