System and method for controlling a remote medical device guidance system in three-dimensions using gestures

A medical apparatus comprising:

• an electronic control unit and a memory;
• a robotic medical device system in communication with said electronic control unit;
• and
• a bedside interface device comprising a touch-responsive display panel configured to allow a user to communicate with a plurality of diagnostic or therapeutic systems that includes said robotic medical device system, said bedside interface device including user interface logic stored in the memory configured to be executed by said electronic control unit and further configured to display on said display panel a user interface which includes a first group of buttons corresponding to the plurality of diagnostic and therapeutic systems,
• said user interface logic is further configured to receive from the user a user touch input from said touch-responsive display panel, said user interface logic being further configured to allow the user to select one button from said first group of buttons according to said user touch input to thereby select a corresponding one of said plurality of diagnostic and therapeutic systems and to present, in response to said user selection, an application-specific user interface on said display panel that enables access to and control of said one user-selected diagnostic and therapeutic system;
• wherein a user-selected diagnostic and therapeutic system comprises said robotic medical device system, and wherein said user interface logic is further configured to allow the user to interact with said application-specific user interface to acquire user touch input corresponding to a command for the robotic medical device system, and wherein said electronic control unit is configured to communicate the command to the robotic medical device system.