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US 7,499,048 B2Granted
Body region indication
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey M. Sieracki, Richard B. North
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AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey M. Sieracki, Richard B. North
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The invention is directed toward two-dimensional dynamic body image templates, and associated techniques, that allow a user to indicate regions of the human body. The body region indications may correspond to locations of injury, pain, treatment, discoloration, paresthesia, or the like. A user is presented with the body image templates and asked to indicate regions on the body templates that correspond to affected regions of a patient's body. The body image templates represent views of an external surface of a human body rotated about at least one axis. In exemplary embodiments, a user controls display of overlapping templates, which may allow the user to perceive rotation of a three-dimensional body surface. The user indicated regions from each of the displayed body image templates are stored in a body surface coordinate system, such that regions indicated via one template may be appropriately displayed on other templates.
A method comprising:
The method of claim l, wherein sequentially displaying the body templates comprises sequentially displaying the body templates according to commands received from the user.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that cause a programmable processor to:
A device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.