Multi-user touch-based control of a remote catheter guidance system (RCGS)

A control system for user-guided robotic manipulation of a medical device comprising:

• an electronic control unit (ECU);
• a computer-readable memory coupled to said ECU;
• user interface (UI) logic stored in said memory configured to be executed by said ECU, said user interface logic configured to:
• receive input from a touch screen display with respect to a view of an anatomical model;
• associate a user type selected from two or more user types with said input;
• determine whether said user type is associated with a permission to instruct movement of the medical device;
• and
• interpret said input;
• and
• control logic stored in said memory configured to be executed by said ECU, said control logic configured to produce a control signal based at least in part on the interpretation of said UI logic and said input to control the medical device if said user type is associated with a permission to instruct movement of the medical device.