JP6937267B2 - Data collection system and control device for data collection system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a data collection system and a control device for the data collection system.

Ultrasound imaging systems, such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging systems, use a variety of control devices. For example, some IVUS systems use a pointing device as a control device. Such pointing devices may include trackballs, touchpads, touch monitors, mice, two-dimensional (XY) joysticks, and the like. Since these devices are used in catheter-based procedures, they usually have to be used in a sterile environment, such as under a sterile drape. These devices have various limitations. Some of them are outlined below.

Some examples of device-specific limitations are outlined below. The touch monitor both displays information and receives control inputs. Therefore, the touch monitor cannot operate as a single control device. When using a touch monitor, the user must reach over the workbench to control the system. Trackball controllers, touchpads, touch monitors, and mice are difficult to use under sterile drapes. In addition, trackballs lack some mouse functionality. Touch-type devices such as touchpads are prone to erroneous operation. The mouse is easy to drop from the workbench. Two-dimensional (XY) joysticks are difficult to use for "click and drag" functions, of which a mouse is preferred. These and other restrictions interfere with and increase complexity in controlling the data collection system during or after treatments such as OCT, FFR, IVUS.

In addition, these various devices are often presented to the user in a direction that is likely to cause carpal tunnel or other types of discomfort during or after treatment. Therefore, there is a need for a control device that copes with these defects. The present invention addresses these and other needs.

The present invention is for solving the problems of background technology.

The present invention relates, in part, to embodiments of a control device for a data collection system, such as a system using a catheter-type imaging probe. The control device may include two or more sections, each section being configured to support or touch one or more input devices, the input device being, for example, being. In one section it is a pointing device such as a joystick, and in another section it is one or more buttons. The sections may be tilted relative to each other so that the input device is tilted towards the user in one direction and away from the user in the other direction. In one embodiment, the control device is configured to be reliably attached to and reliably released from a support, such as a support such as a table or bed. In one embodiment, one section of the control is oriented with respect to such a support at an angle of inclination, the range of which is from about 90 degrees to about 170 degrees.

In one embodiment, one section of the controller housing comprises a hole through which the shaft of the joystick penetrates. The joystick includes a knob configured to rotate by a shaft. In this way, the knob can be twisted clockwise or counterclockwise. Knobs may also define holes that allow the switch or button to be touched and operated. In one embodiment, it is possible to program a switch or button so that it can be used in place of the right or left mouse button when interacting with the graphical user interface. In one embodiment, the graphical user interface is configured to display optical coherence tomography data associated with a cross section of a blood vessel, which data can be navigated in two or three dimensions by a controller. be.

The control device may include one or more ergonomic zones defined by a reference point, such as a support, or a plane parallel to the support, or a mounting area for a plane in contact with the support. In one embodiment, the mounting area is either part of the clamp or adjacent to the clamp. Each ergonomic zone may include one or more input devices. Each input device can be operated in a sterile environment, such as in a sterile drape. The control device may include one or more curved surfaces and may have a three-dimensional geometry, edge, or cross-sectional shape, which may be an elbow, hook, smooth joint, shoulder, curve, taper, etc. Includes one or more of shapes or features such as rounded, elongated sections.

The control device may include a wired or wireless connector configured to send control signals to a computing device that has access to the data collected by the procedure. In one embodiment, the procedure is performed using a data collection probe such as an OCT, FFR, or IVUS probe.

In one embodiment, one section of the control unit comprises one or more buttons or switches. The buttons or switches may be arranged in a row or column pattern. In one embodiment, one of the two sections of the controller comprises six programmable buttons or switches arranged in 3 rows and 2 columns.

In one embodiment, the control device and user interface are configured to be freely operable with the foot. Thus, in one embodiment, the menus, control knobs, and range of commands used to control the data collection system are input to the control device without or without a control device such as a foot pedal. The device interacts.

The present invention relates, in part, to a control device for a data collection system. The control device includes a housing including a user-side section and a support-side section defining a hole, a first input device adjacent to the user-side section, a second input device, and a third input device. A mounting device configured to engage a support with a second input device that includes a knob that includes and a rotatable shaft that extends through a hole and is partially located within the knob. The user-side section and the support-side section include attachments, which are arranged at an angle to each other.

In one embodiment, the range of this angle is from about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees. In one embodiment, the second input device is tilted forward. In one embodiment, the first input device comprises a plurality of buttons. In one embodiment, the buttons are programmed to generate commands for a graphical user interface. In one embodiment, the command switches the display between off and 3D and angiography and fly-through, switches the display between off and the luminal cross section, and the distal reference frame at present. Fitting into the active frame, switching segmentation between off and lumen and stent and lumen and stent, off and length and multipoint region and two point region and between% AS and% DS and text Select from the group consisting of switching active measurements with. In one embodiment, the control device further includes a radio transmitter and a processor. In one embodiment, the rotation of the shaft is programmed to generate commands for a graphical user interface. In one embodiment, the command consists of moving the active frame to the next proximal frame, moving the active frame to the next distal frame, entering rotation mode, and rotating the cut surface. Is selected from. In one embodiment, the range of this angle is from more than about 90 degrees to about 160 degrees.

The present invention relates, in part, to a data collection system. The system has a graphical user interface, a processor configured to communicate with the graphical user interface and send commands to the graphical user interface, and image data from optical coherence tomography procedures in a first panel in two-dimensional format. A graphical user interface configured to display on, a graphical user interface configured to display image data from an optical coherence tomography procedure on a second panel in three-dimensional format, and an image from an angiography procedure. A graphical user interface configured to display data on a third panel, a receiver configured to receive commands from the controller, and a first panel and a second panel in response to the received commands. Includes a graphical user interface configured to modify one or more image frames in the panel.

In one embodiment, the received command is generated from a rotatable input device. In one embodiment, the image frame of the first panel is synchronized with the image frame of the second panel. In one embodiment, the first panel displays a cross-sectional image of the blood vessel and the second panel displays a longitudinal image of the blood vessel. In one embodiment, the control device is a pointing device that includes a joystick with a forward tilt bias. In one embodiment, the control device is a housing, including a user-side section, a support-side section defining a hole, a housing, a first input device adjacent to the user-side section, and a second input. A second input device, including a knob that includes a third input device, a rotatable shaft that extends through a hole and is partially located within the knob, and a support. Fittings configured to fit together, the user-side section and the support-side section include fittings that are arranged at an angle to each other.

In one embodiment, the control includes a fixture configured to engage the support, a user-side section, and a support-side section, the support-side section relative to the user-side section. , Arranged at a certain angle. In one embodiment, the range of this angle is from about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees.

The present invention relates, in part, to a control device for a data collection system, wherein the control device rotates with a fitting configured to engage a support, a user-side section containing one or more input devices, and a rotation. A support side section including a joystick containing a possible knob, and a user side section and a support side section are arranged at an angle with respect to each other, and the joystick has a forward tilting bias towards the support. In one embodiment, the range of this angle is from about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees.

Each drawing is not necessarily drawn to an exact scale, but rather the emphasis is primarily on illustrating the principles. Each drawing should be considered descriptive in all respects and is not intended to limit the invention and the scope of the invention is defined solely by the claims.

It is a figure which shows the room layout of the exemplary treatment room such as a catheter examination room, and the control device by an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a support according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is suitable for receiving a control device and the control device is releasably fixed. It is a schematic diagram of the control device and various zones according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. To It is a various perspective view of the control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. To FIG. 3 is a variety of perspective views of a control device attachment according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. To FIG. 3 is a variety of perspective views of a control device attachment according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. To It is a further various view of the attachment device of a control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a data collection system, control software, and related subsystems according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 illustrates a graphical user interface for displaying cardiovascular data according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the graphical user interface by an exemplary embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an input device including a plurality of buttons or switches according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. To It is a schematic diagram which shows various rotation directions and the position of an input device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional image of a series of blood vessels corresponding to the image data for 3 frames which can be incremented and decremented by twisting an input device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

One embodiment of the present invention relates, in part, to a control device and user interface software suitable for use with a data collection system, such as an intravascular ultrasound system, an optical coherence tomography system. (OCT), coronary blood reserve ratio (FFR) systems, angiography systems, combination systems (eg, dual OCT and IVUS systems or other suitable systems) and the like. These controls and user interface software may be used in or near the catheterization laboratory or away from the catheterization laboratory, but during data collection procedures such as catheterization procedures. It is configured to integrate with or control the display of the data acquired in. One such procedure is optical coherence tomography pullback. An exemplary catheter laboratory 5 is shown in FIG. 1A. In some embodiments, data acquisition is performed in such a laboratory 5 using a probe inserted into the patient mounted on a support 20 such as a table.

FIG. 1A shows a control device 10 suitable for controlling a data collection system such as a system such as OCT, FFR, IVUS, angiography. The user can interact with the data collection system through the mountable control device 10 or access and display the stored image data by a method other than the dialogue. The control device may be mounted on a support member 15, which is, for example, an accessory rail provided on a pedestal, bed, or other support 20. The support member 15 may be a part of the support 20, or the control device may be attached directly to the support 20 in one embodiment. In one embodiment, the control device 10 includes a mounting device 60, such as the illustrated mounting clamp. The control device 10 may be used to display and navigate the graphical user interface displayed on one or more monitors 23. In one embodiment, the monitors may be mounted on a ceiling suspension device. A graphical user interface 27 may be displayed on a given monitor.

In one embodiment, the control device has a feature set configured to be mapped to commands and menus available to the user as part of the graphical user interface 27. The angiography system 25 may be positioned relative to the support 20 to take an X-ray picture of the patient while another data collection procedure, such as an OCT procedure, is in progress. The graphical user interface 27 is capable of displaying data of interest to the user, such as OCT, angiography, FFR, IVUS. The control device 10 is configured to control the interface 27 and navigate the menus and image display functions that the interface 27 displays to the user.

One embodiment of the invention, in part, represents and navigates data acquired during OCT, FFR, IVUS, angiography, or other cardiovascular or luminal related data collection procedures. With respect to a controller configured to be used with a graphical user interface configured as described above. The controller and software, in one embodiment, operate in tandem to provide quick access to commonly used functions associated with a given optical coherence tomographic image dataset with minimal working. It is configured. The surfaces of the control device and input components are, in one embodiment, premised on being used with medical gloves under sterile drapes. These surfaces may include ridges or other surface features that facilitate gripping and operation of the input device under sterile drapes. Controls and software are designed to work with general purpose software drivers for use in multiple configurations of a given image data collection system. The control device may also be used as a console for remote control of the mobile data collection system.

The combination of the control device and GUI enables the user to quickly review and operate data such as OCT data and FFR data without performing operations such as clicking and dragging the mouse. These and other operations are difficult to perform under sterile drapes, but can be avoided or facilitated by the use of controls. This is primarily achieved by using a joystick that can be twisted clockwise or counterclockwise in addition to the traditional XY movement. The control device includes a wireless communication device. Thus, in one embodiment, the controller can wirelessly connect to a mobile data collection system to provide the user with control near the patient or treatment room or to leave the patient or treatment room. ..

FIG. 1B shows an exemplary embodiment of a control device suitable for controlling one or more functions of a data collection system, eg, its display function or image data navigation function. The control device includes a housing such as an outer shell, which may be a continuous housing or may be formed from a plurality of housing components. For example, the housing may include an upper housing 12 and a lower housing 14. The control device 10 may be shaped to present one or more input devices to the user so that ease of use and comfort are improved by angling the orientation of the one or more input devices. The control device 10 may have a hockey stick, elbow, or L-shaped configuration when viewed from the side. Notwithstanding the above, the controller has various input devices such as joysticks and various surface shapes and angled sections configured to present inputs such as buttons and switches at ergonomic angles. You can. The forward urge on the joystick facilitates operation during the procedure and improves ergonomic performance.

As shown in FIG. 1B, each input device is arranged along a separate section of the controller. An exemplary controller, including buttons or switches A1 to A6, is arranged and shown in one section of the controller. Another input device may include an operable strip 50, such as an XYZ joystick with a rotatable knob. The elongated member 50 may include a cover or grip 53. Buttons 55 may be arranged on or in the surface of the cover 53. The member 50 can be twisted and the buttons may be configured to operate mouse buttons when interacting with the interface 27.

On the other hand, a housing such as the upper housing 12 may define one or more holes or cavities. The size and arrangement of these holes may be determined so that the user can touch the switch or joystick (eg, the elongated member 50). The control device includes a mounting device 60 suitable for mounting the control device or control device dock to a support such as a pedestal, bed, stretcher with trolley, or other suitable support. In one embodiment, the elongated member 50 is a joystick that includes a forward tilt bias. The forward tilting of the joystick greatly improves ergonomic performance compared to existing devices such as trackballs and XY joysticks.

In one embodiment, the forward tilt bias is such that components of the control device, such as a pointing device such as a joystick, are placed on a plane or structure that is tilted at an angle to the floor, or on the floor. Refers to a feature placed on the surface of a support structure or a surface parallel to any of the above. For example, in one embodiment, a pointing device with an elongated member, such as a joystick post, having a forward tilting bias reduces tension when the user's hand of the device bends towards the floor, whereas It is arranged so that as the hand bends upwards, the level of wrist discomfort and tension associated with posterior urging increases accordingly. This is advantageous for the operator of the control device. This is because the operator's hand relaxes in a natural position when operating the control device, which enhances the ergonomic performance of the operation. The panel containing the buttons A1 to A6 may have a reverse tilt bias, in order to make the buttons A1 to A6 stand out to the user so as not to be obscured.

The control device may have various shapes and oriented sections configured to present a user input device such as a button or joystick to the user. As shown, the control device may include a user-side section 30 and a support-side section 40. In one embodiment, these sections are integrated at a bend or joint shaped like an elbow, without a clear start or end point. The positioning angle Z of these two sections with respect to each other may be obtuse or acute, depending on the embodiment. The range of Z is, in one embodiment, from about 45 degrees to about 180 degrees. The user-side section is tilted with respect to the user at an angle for ease of manual operation. This angle is maintained when the control device is attached to the support by the support member 15 or the like.

In one embodiment, the support side section 40 is tilted relative to the support at an angle, but is positioned to be touched by the input device. In one embodiment, there is a mounting device 60 at one end of the control device, a first input device at the other end of the control device, and a first input device and the other end of the control device. A second input device is placed between them. In one embodiment, the second input device is located close to the bend between the two sections of the control device. In one embodiment, the attachment device 60 may be attached to the support 20 or support member 15 shown in FIG. 1C.

FIG. 2A shows the controller 10 and its various reference segments J, K, L, as well as reference zones Z1, Z2, Z3. The angle between segment J and segment K is A degrees. The angle between the segment K and the segment L is B degrees. The range of A may be from about 110 degrees to about 180 degrees. The range of B may be from about 45 degrees to about 180 degrees. Segments K and L may, in one embodiment, be drawn along a centerline or another line across sections 30 or 40. In one embodiment, the segment J may be positioned in a plane parallel to the support 20.

The elongated member 50 may include a knob with an outer cover or grip 53. The outer cover 53 may be a flexible deformable material such as rubber or plastic and may include a grip structure 56 such as a ridge, bump or recess. The elongated member 50 is arranged in zone Z3 in one embodiment. Another input device, such as one or more buttons, is arranged in zone Z2 in one embodiment. Zone Z1 represents a sterile zone as feasible using sterile drapes. FIG. 2C shows another embodiment of the control device 10. The zones Z1 and Z2 may be arranged to form an ergonomic input zone presented to the user based on the angle between the attachment portion of the attachment 60 and the support 20 and the shape of the control device 10.

3A-3E show various perspective views of another embodiment of the control device. Each drawing shows various subsystems, components, holes, cavities, and fasteners. These are given as exemplary embodiments. As shown in FIG. 3A, the upper housing 12 and the lower housing 14 may be separated or joined using various fasteners F. At the time of joining, the housings 12 and 14 are connected to the attachment 60, which is a clamp in one embodiment. The mounting device 60 includes a mounting zone 62 connected to the support 20 or the support member 15. A mounting plate 70 and fasteners 70a may be used to engage and secure the mounting device 60 to the control device. The interface plate 73 may be arranged in the recessed region 35 of the housing 12.

A back plate 74 may be attached to the back side of the housing 12 to secure the interface plate 73. The interface plate 73 may define a hole for a button as shown in FIG. 1B. The joystick module 77 may be sandwiched between the upper housing 12 and the lower housing 14. An electronic circuit and connector module 79 that may include a programmable processor or other circuit may be arranged between the two housings 12 and 14. As shown in FIG. 3B, in one embodiment, a hole 75 for receiving the elongated member 50 composed of the joystick module 77 and the cover 53 is defined by the upper housing 12. Various fasteners F may be used to secure the upper and lower housings.

FIG. 3C shows an embodiment of the control device, in which the rotatable nature of the elongated member is indicated by various arrows. An upper button 55 is also shown on the knob or upper portion of the elongated member. The attachment 60 is shown in a fixed or closed configuration. A ridge region 83 of the clamp 60, configured to be pushed by the user, is also shown. 4A-4D show various states of the attachment 60. Specifically, FIG. 4A shows an open state, and FIG. 4B shows a closed state. FIG. 4C shows a perspective view in a closed state or a fixed state. FIG. 4D shows the transition state between the open and fixed state of the mounting device 60, where the device 60 is partially engaged with the support member 15 using the sliding member 86. There is. This transition state is shown in another figure in FIG. 5C. The fixed state of FIG. 4B is shown in another figure in FIG. 5B. FIG. 5A is another view of the attachment device 60 of FIG. 4A, which corresponds to the open state. 5D to 5P also show the mounting device 60 in yet another diagram.

FIG. 6 shows a system suitable for displaying data obtained from data acquisition procedures such as OCT procedures performed in a catheterization laboratory as shown in FIG. 1A. A computing device 100, such as a server, may be part of a data collection system 125, or may receive data from such a system 125. The system 125 may be connected to the network 120. In one embodiment, the computing device includes a storage device that includes image data such as a cross section of a blood vessel. The computing device 100 includes a machine-readable medium or other storage device that includes one or more software modules 105 for displaying a graphical user interface such as interface 123. The interface may include multiple panels, menus, or other viewable areas. These panels or areas may be displayed on one or more monitors 23. The computing device may use the network 120 to exchange data, such as image data, with the monitor 23, which may include one or more wired, optical, wireless, and other data exchange connections.

The control device 127, which may be any of the control devices described herein, may communicate via network 120 with other devices or systems shown by wire, optical, or other methods. The control device 127 may include an XYZ joystick component 130 and one or more buttons 137, 135. The control device may be used to send a command signal to the computing system 100 operating the interface 123. Interface 123 may display data from system 125 or other data sources. Interface 123 may include one or more menus and other sections that vary in response to control signals from controller 127. Control device 127 may include a processor or a suitable programmable ASIC. The control signal may be transmitted via network 120 or another connection.

The computing device 100 specifies an action to be performed by a server computer, a client user computer, a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a tablet PC, a desktop computer, a control system, a microprocessor, or the computer device. It may be any computing device or the like capable of executing a set of instructions (sequentially or otherwise). Further, although illustrated is a single computing device, the term "computing device" refers to the execution of a set (or multiple sets) of instructions individually or jointly, such as interface 123. It must also be construed to include any collection of computing devices that implement any one or more software functions or methods.

7A and 7B show a representation of the graphical user interface 123. Interface 123 includes a plurality of panels. As illustrated, in one embodiment there are four main panels 150, 155, 160, and 165. These include, in this embodiment, an auxiliary display panel 150 displaying angiographic data, a cross-sectional view or B-mode display panel 155, a luminal longitudinal section panel 160, and an L-mode display panel 165. In one embodiment, the interface further includes a plurality of toolbars B1, B2, and B3. On the panel 150, three markers are displayed as a cross superimposed on the angiographic image. The top marker corresponds to the proximal reference frame displayed on panel 160. The intermediate marker corresponds to the minimum lumen area frame displayed on panel 160 or the active OCT frame displayed on panel 155. The lower marker corresponds to the distal reference frame displayed on panel 160.

FIG. 7A shows the minimum luminal area plot as part of the luminal longitudinal section of a blood vessel imaged during pullback of an OCT probe in panel 160. The D and P arrows indicate the proximal and distal directions of the imaged blood vessel. The cut planes shown by the lines having sections L1 and L2 are shown in the cross section of the panel 155 and are also shown as sections L1 and L2 on the L mode panel 165. The information bar B1, the measurement bar B2, and the menu bar B3 are displayed.

As shown, the distance of a blood vessel such as an artery can be measured relative to two endpoints, as shown by the exemplary measurement distance of 119.88 mm, and the average diameter is the measurement of the blood vessel. It may be indicated at each end point of the reference frame selected for this purpose, for example, the average diameter values of 39.2 mm and 44.2 mm in the distal reference frame and the proximal reference frame, respectively. As shown, the MLA (minimum lumen area) is about 22 mm ² . In the MLA frame, the average diameter of the blood vessels is about 2.11 mm, and the diameter stenosis rate with respect to the average diameter of the proximal reference frame and the distal reference frame is 25.4%.

フライスルーは、ユーザが血管の３Ｄレンダリング内を飛ぶことができる、あたかも内部から見るような可視化モードのことである。セグメンテーションは、特定の血管特徴（例えば、血管管腔、ステントストラット、特定の組織成分など）を他の血管特徴から切り離して表示することである。 FIG. 7C shows a keypad containing a plurality of buttons such as the buttons A1 to A6 shown in FIG. 1B. 8A and 8B represent a rotatable elongated member or joystick embodiment of the control device embodiment of the present invention. For the button shown in FIG. 7C, the corresponding event or action that occurs in the graphical user interface of FIGS. 7A and 7B in response to the button operation is specified below. These are exemplary mappings of button operations to interface events / actions that can be modified, swapped, or otherwise programmed in different ways, depending on a given embodiment. good.

Fly-through is a visualization mode that allows the user to fly through a 3D rendering of a blood vessel, as if viewed from the inside. Segmentation is the display of specific vascular features (eg, vascular lumens, stent struts, specific tissue components, etc.) in isolation from other vascular features.

ポインティングデバイスの動き／操作と、関連付けられる機能又は結果（ＦＦＲ）

With respect to clockwise and counterclockwise rotation or twisting of the elongated member / joystick shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the graphical user interface of FIGS. 7A and 7B or other graphical user interface embodiments as a response to rotation or twisting. The corresponding event or action that occurs in is specified below. Specifically, the associated results or functions achieved in the software, such as the various movements or other actions performed using the joystick are shown on the left and depicted on the graphical user interface, are on the right. It is a table shown in. Furthermore, it is also possible to roughly classify the various movements or button operations and the resulting functions or results by the software by diagnostic technique, which are outlined below with respect to optical coherence tomography and FFR. These are exemplary mappings of movements to interface events / actions, which may be modified, swapped, or otherwise programmed in different ways, depending on a given embodiment. .. Button 55 is also included for mapping between the movements listed below and GUI events / actions.
The movement / operation of the pointing device and the associated function or result (OCT)

The movement / operation of the pointing device and the associated function or result (FFR)

In FIG. 9, the center shows the initial frame N corresponding to the cross section of the lumen at a specific position. Rotating a rotatable elongated member, such as a joystick, in a given embodiment causes the user interface to then move to the frame based on the direction of rotation. In this way, the user can rotate the rotatable member to increment it in one direction on a frame or group basis, then rotate it back in the opposite direction, decrement it frame by frame, and return to the starting frame. It is possible to pass the start frame. The image on the left side of the initial frame N shows only the i-frame decremented. The image on the right side of the initial frame N shows an increment of j frames.

Aspects, embodiments, features, and examples of the invention should be considered exemplary in all respects and are not intended to limit the invention, and the scope of the invention is claimed. Defined only by range. Those skilled in the art will appreciate other embodiments, modifications, and uses that do not deviate from the claims and scope of the invention.

The use of headings and sections in this application is not limiting the invention, and each section may apply to any aspect, embodiment, or feature of the invention.

Throughout this application, if a configuration is described as having, including, or including a particular component, or if the process is described as having, including, or including a particular process step. If so, the configuration of this teaching also consists essentially of the described components or the described components, and the process of the teaching also essentially consists of the described process steps or the described process steps. Conceivable.

In the present application, if an element or component is included in the list of described elements or components and / or is described as being selected from the list, the element or component is, of course, the element or component. May be any of the described elements or components and may be selected from the group consisting of two or more of the described elements or components. Moreover, as a matter of course, each element and / or each feature of the configuration, apparatus, or method described herein deviates from the gist and scope of this teaching, whether express or implied herein. Unless not, they may be combined in various ways.

The use of the terms "include", "includes", "include", "have", "have", and "have" is not particularly specified. To the extent, it should be understood that it is generally open-ended and non-limiting.

Unless otherwise stated, the use of the singular form herein includes the plural form, and the use of the plural form includes the singular form. Furthermore, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" include the plural, unless the context clearly dictates another meaning. Furthermore, if the phrase "about" is used before a quantitative value, the teachings also include the particular quantitative value itself, unless otherwise noted.

Of course, the order of the steps, or the order in which a particular action is performed, is not important as long as this teaching remains operational. In addition, two or more steps or actions may be performed at the same time.

Given a range or sequence of values, each intermediate value between the upper and lower bounds of the range or sequence of values is considered individual and each value is specifically listed herein. It is included in the present invention as if it were. Further, a smaller range from the upper limit to the lower limit of a given range is considered in the present invention and is included in the present invention. An exemplary set of values or ranges does not deny other values or ranges from the upper to lower limits of a given range.

The present invention may be implemented in a variety of forms, eg, computer program logic, programmable logic devices (eg, field programmable gate arrays) used with a processor (eg, microprocessor, microprocessor, digital signal processor, or general purpose computer). Forms such as programmable logic, discrete components, integrated circuits (eg, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs)) used with (FPGA) or other PLDs, or any other means, including any combination thereof. It may be carried out in, and is not limited to these. In one embodiment of the invention, some or all of the processing of data used to generate control signals or initiate user interface commands is implemented as a set of computer program instructions, which are computer executable. It is converted to a format, stored on a computer-readable medium in that format, and executed by a microprocessor under the control of the operating system. In one embodiment, the output control signals from the controller are translated into instructions that the processor can understand, and these instructions respond to the position of the joystick, graphical user interface, control knobs, and graphic signal processing. Controlling, displaying cross-sectional information and images from other data acquisition modalities, displaying OCT, angiography, and other data as part of a graphical user interface, and other features and practices described above. Suitable for morphology.

Computer program logic that implements all or part of the functionality described herein may be embedded in various formats, such as source code format, computer executable format, or various intermediate formats ( For example, it may be embedded in a format generated by an assembler, compiler, linker, or locator), and is not limited thereto. The source code is of various programming languages used with various operating systems or environments (eg, object code, assembly language, or high-level languages such as Fort Run, C, C ++, JAVA®, or HPML). It may include a set of computer programming instructions implemented in either. Source code may define and use various data structures and communication messages. The source code may be in computer executable format (eg, via an interpreter), or the source code may be converted to computer executable format (eg, via a translator, assembler, or compiler).

Computer programs may be permanently or temporarily fixed to tangible storage media in any format (eg, source code format, computer executable format, or intermediate format), such as storage media such as semiconductors. Memory devices (eg RAM, ROM, PROM, EEPROM, or flash programmable RAM), magnetic memory devices (eg diskettes or fixed disks), optical memory devices (eg CD-ROM), PC cards (eg PCMCIA cards), Or there are other memory devices. Computer programs may be fixed to signals that can be transmitted to a computer in any form using any of a variety of communication technologies, such as analog technology, digital technology, optical technology, wireless technology. , Networking technology, and Internet working technology, but not limited to these. Computer programs may be distributed in any format, such as removable storage media with printed or electronic documents (eg, shrink-wrapped software), or computer systems (eg, system ROMs or fixed disks). It may be preloaded on the computer or distributed via a network.

The programmable logic may be permanently or temporarily fixed to a tangible storage medium, such as a semiconductor memory device (eg, RAM, ROM, PROM, EEPROM, or flash programmable RAM), magnetic. There are memory devices (eg, diskettes or fixed disks), optical memory devices (eg, CD-ROMs), or other memory devices. Programmable logic may be fixed to a signal that can be transmitted to a computer using any of a variety of communication technologies, such as analog technology, digital technology, optical technology, wireless technology (eg, Bluetooth (eg, Bluetooth). Registered trademarks)), networking technology, and internet working technology, but not limited to these. The programmable logic may be distributed as a removable storage medium with a printed or electronic document (eg, shrink-wrapped software) or preloaded into a computer system (eg, a system ROM or fixed disk). Alternatively, it may be distributed from a server or an electronic bulletin board via a communication system (for example, the Internet or the Worldwide Web).

In the following, various examples of suitable processing modules will be described in detail. As used herein, a module means software, hardware, or firmware suitable for performing a particular data processing task or data transmission task. Typically, in one preferred embodiment, a module means a software routine, program, or other memory-resident application suitable for receiving, transmitting, routing, and processing instructions, or various types of data. Such data include, for example, OCT scanning data, user interface data, control signals, angiography data, user actions, frequency, interferometer signal data, and other information of interest.

The computers and computer systems described herein are machine-readable media, such as memory, that are operatively associated with storing software applications used to acquire, process, store, and / or transmit data. Computer-readable media may be included. Not surprisingly, such memory may be internal, external, remote, or close to its operatively associated computer or computer system.

The term "machine-readable medium" is any capable of storing, encoding, or transporting a set of instructions executed by a machine that causes the machine to perform any one or more of the methods of the present disclosure. Including the medium. Although the machine-readable medium has been shown to be a single medium in one exemplary embodiment, the term "machine-readable medium" refers to a single medium or multiple media (eg, a database, etc.) that stores one or more sets of instructions. It should be understood as including one or more centralized or distributed databases and / or associated caches and servers).

The memory may include any means of storing software or other instructions, such as hard disk, optical disc, floppy (registered trademark) disc, DVD (digital versatile disc), CD ( Compact disc), memory stick, flash memory, ROM (read-only memory), RAM (random access memory), DRAM (dynamic random access memory), PROM (programmable ROM), EEPROM (extensible erasable PROM), and / or others There are similar computer-readable media, but not limited to these.

In general, the computer-readable memory media described herein and applied in connection with embodiments of the present invention may include any memory medium capable of storing instructions executed by a programmable device. .. The method steps described herein may be performed or performed as instructions stored in one or more computer-readable memory media, where applicable.

Not surprisingly, the drawings and description of the present invention have been simplified to show elements relevant to a clear understanding of the invention and to omit other elements for clarity. be. However, these and other factors may be required, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. However, such elements are not described herein because they are well known in the art and they do not promote a better understanding of the invention. .. As a matter of course, the drawings are given for illustration purposes, not as assembly drawings. The omitted details and modifications or alternative embodiments are within the scope of those skilled in the art.

Of course, in some aspects of the invention, a single component is replaced by multiple components in order to provide an element or structure or to perform one or more given functions. A plurality of components may be replaced with a single component. Such replacement is considered to be within the scope of the invention unless it does not act to implement certain embodiments of the invention.

The examples presented herein are intended to illustrate possible specific implementations of the invention. As a matter of course, each embodiment is intended for the purpose of exemplifying the present invention to those skilled in the art. As long as it does not deviate from the gist of the present invention, there may be variations for the operations described in each figure or the present specification. For example, in some cases, method steps or operations may be performed or performed in a different order, or there may be additions, deletions, or changes to the operations.

Further, the specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in the present specification for the purpose of explaining the present invention and not for the purpose of limiting the present invention, but those skilled in the art will understand. As such, various changes in the details, materials, and arrangement of elements, steps, structures, and / or parts are within the principles and scope of the invention, as long as they do not deviate from the invention described in the claims. May be done as follows.

[Appendix 1]
A control device for a data collection system
It ’s a housing
User side section and
A housing comprising a support-side section defining a hole, and a housing.
A first input device adjacent to the user-side section,
The second input device,
A knob with a third input device and
A second input device comprising a rotatable shaft that extends through the hole and is partially located within the knob.
Equipped with a mounting device configured to engage the support,
The user-side section and the support-side section are arranged at an angle with respect to each other so that the support-side section is inclined downward as the support-side section approaches the support.
The second input device is tilted forward.
Control device.
[Appendix 2]
The control device according to Appendix 1, wherein the range of angles between the back surface of the user-side section and the back surface of the support-side section is about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees.
[Appendix 3]
The control device according to Appendix 1, wherein the first input device includes a plurality of buttons.
[Appendix 4]
The control device according to Appendix 3, wherein the plurality of buttons are programmed to generate commands for a graphical user interface.
[Appendix 5]
The command is
Switching the display between off and 3D and angiography and fly-through,
Switching the display between off and luminal cross-section,
Fitting the distal reference frame into the active frame currently being measured,
Switching segmentation between off and lumen and stent and lumen and stent,
The control device according to Appendix 4, which is selected from the group consisting of.
[Appendix 6]
The control device according to Appendix 1, further comprising a wireless transmitter and a processor.
[Appendix 7]
The control device according to Appendix 6, wherein the rotation of the shaft is programmed to generate a command for a graphical user interface [Appendix 8].
The command is
Moving the active frame, which is the current measurement target, to the next proximal frame,
Moving the active frame, which is the current measurement target, to the next distal frame,
Entering rotation mode, rotating the cut surface,
The control device according to Appendix 7, which is selected from the group consisting of.
[Appendix 9]
The control device according to Appendix 2, wherein the range of the angle between the back surface of the user-side section and the back surface of the support-side section is from more than about 90 degrees to about 160 degrees.
[Appendix 10]
It's a data collection system
Graphical user interface and
A processor configured to communicate with and send commands to the graphical user interface.
The graphical user interface configured to display the image data from the optical coherence tomography device in a two-dimensional format on the first panel.
The graphical user interface configured to display the image data from the optical coherence tomography device in a three-dimensional format on the second panel.
With the graphical user interface configured to display image data from the angiography system on a third panel,
A receiver configured to receive commands from the controller, and
It comprises the first panel and the graphical user interface configured to change one or more image frames in the second panel in response to a received command.
The received command is generated from a rotatable input device and
The control device is a pointing device including a joystick having a forward tilt bias.
system.
[Appendix 11]
The system according to Appendix 10, wherein the image frame of the first panel is synchronized with the image frame of the second panel.
[Appendix 12]
The system according to Appendix 10, wherein the first panel displays a cross-sectional image of a blood vessel and the second panel displays a longitudinal image of a blood vessel.
[Appendix 13]
The control device is a housing.
User side section and
A housing comprising a support-side section defining a hole, and a housing.
A first input device adjacent to the user-side section,
The second input device,
A knob with a third input device and
A second input device comprising a rotatable shaft that extends through the hole and is partially located within the knob.
Equipped with a mounting device configured to engage the support,
The user-side section and the support-side section are arranged at an angle with respect to each other so that the support-side section tilts downward as the support-side section approaches the support.
The system according to Appendix 10.
[Appendix 14]
The control device comprises a mounting device configured to engage the support, a user-side section, and a support-side section, wherein the support-side section is relative to the user-side section. 10. The system of Appendix 10, wherein the support-side section is arranged at an angle that tilts downward as it approaches the support.
[Appendix 15]
The system according to Appendix 14, wherein the range of angles between the back surface of the user-side section and the back surface of the support-side section is from about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees.
[Appendix 16]
A control device for a data collection system
With mounting fixtures configured to engage with supports,
A user-side section with one or more input devices,
With a support side section, with a joystick with a rotatable knob,
The user-side section and the support-side section are arranged at an angle with respect to each other so that the support-side section tilts downward as the support-side section approaches the support, and the joystick faces the support. Has a forward sloping bias,
Control device.
[Appendix 17]
The control device according to Appendix 16, wherein the range of angles between the back surface of the user-side section and the back surface of the support-side section is about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees.

Claims (15)

It's a data collection system
Graphical user interface and
A processor configured to communicate with and send commands to the graphical user interface.
The graphical user interface configured to display image data from an optical coherence tomography device on a first panel according to a first two-dimensional view.
The graphical user interface configured to display image data from an optical coherence tomography device on a second panel according to a second two-dimensional view.
With the graphical user interface configured to display image data from the angiography system on a third panel,
A receiver configured to receive commands from the controller, and
With the graphical user interface configured to change one or more image frames in the first panel and the second panel in response to a received command.
System with. The system of claim 1, wherein the received command is generated from a rotatable input device. The system according to claim 2, wherein the image frame of the first panel is synchronized with the image frame of the second panel. The system according to claim 2, wherein the first panel displays a cross-sectional image of a blood vessel and the second panel displays a longitudinal image of a blood vessel. The system according to claim 2, wherein the control device is a pointing device including a joystick having a forward tilting bias. The control device is a housing.
User side section and
A housing comprising a support-side section defining a hole, and a housing.
A first input device adjacent to the user-side section,
The second input device,
A knob with a third input device and
A second input device comprising a rotatable shaft that extends through the hole and is partially located within the knob.
Equipped with a mounting device configured to engage the support,
The user-side section and the support-side section are arranged at an angle with respect to each other so that the support-side section tilts downward as the support-side section approaches the support.
The system according to claim 2. The control device comprises an attachment configured to engage the support, a user-side section, and a support-side section, wherein the support-side section is relative to the user-side section. The system according to claim 2, wherein the support-side section is arranged at an angle that inclines downward as it approaches the support. The system according to claim 7, wherein the range of angles between the back surface of the user side section and the back surface of the support side section is about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees. A control device for a data collection system
With the processor
It ’s a housing
Bent part and
The patient-side section that defines the hole and
A housing comprising a user-side section, wherein the processor is located within the housing.
It's an input device
A knob with a handgrip surface and
The input device comprising a rotatable shaft that extends through the hole and is partially located within the knob.
With
The patient-side section is arranged at an angle with respect to the user-side section so as to incline downward as the patient-side section moves away from the flexion portion.
The bend defines the angle and
The rotation of the shaft is programmed to generate commands from the processor to the graphical user interface.
The command is
Moving the active image frame currently being measured to the next proximal frame,
Moving the active image frame currently being measured to the next distal frame,
Entering rotation mode and rotating the cut surface,
Selected from the group consisting of
Control device. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the range of angles between the back surface of the user side section and the back surface of the patient side section is about 70 degrees to about 170 degrees. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the control device includes a mounting device configured to engage with a support. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the control device includes a plurality of buttons programmed to generate commands to a graphical user interface. The control device according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of buttons are arranged in the user-side section. The command is
Switching the display between off and 3D and angiography and fly-through,
Switching the display between off and luminal cross-section,
Fitting the distal reference frame into the active image frame that is currently being measured,
Switching segmentation between off and lumen and stent and lumen and stent,
Selected from the group consisting of
The control device according to claim 12. The control device according to claim 9, further comprising a wireless transmitter that electronically communicates with the processor.

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