Multipurpose Host System for Invasive Cardiovascular Diagnostic Measurement Acquisition Including an Enhanced Dynamically Configured Graphical Display

Abstract

The present invention provides a multipurpose host system for processing and displaying invasive cardiovascular diagnostic measurement data. The system includes a an external input signal bus interface. The bus interface receives data arising from cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors. Measurement processing components receive data from particular sensor types. Based on the received data, the processing components render diagnostic measurement parameter values. A multi-mode graphical user interface includes display components corresponding to data received from particular sensor types. The user interface provides recommended action prompts that guide a user through a series of actions.

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         19 . A system for cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display, the system comprising:
 an interface for receiving data arising from one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors attached to a flexible elongate member positioned within a vessel, the data being representative of at least one of pressure within the vessel and flow within the vessel;   at least one processing component in communication with the interface and configured to receive data from the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors attached to the flexible elongate member and rendering diagnostic measurement parameter values of at least one of the pressure within the vessel and the flow within the vessel according to the received data; and   a graphical user interface including display components corresponding to data output rendered by the at least one processing component, the user interface simultaneously displaying a plurality of buttons associated with actions of the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors attached to the flexible elongate member, wherein the simultaneously displayed plurality of buttons associated with the actions of the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors are based on the sensor type for each of the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors and wherein the user interface provides recommended action prompts to a user automatically based on the data received from the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors attached to the flexible elongate member, the recommended action prompts providing visual indicators that guide a user through a series of actions by visually accentuating, in series, the plurality of buttons of the user interface associated with the actions of the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors attached to the flexible elongate member.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the system determines a sensor type for each of the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors connected to the system and generates the plurality of buttons based on the determined sensor type. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the user interface visually accentuates a particular button of the plurality of simultaneously displayed buttons associated with a particular action of the series of actions by displaying at least one other button of the plurality of simultaneously displayed buttons in a way indicating that execution of the action associated with the at least one other button is prevented. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the user interface displays at least one diagnostic measurement user interface based on data generated by the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors attached to a flexible elongate member and in communication with the interface. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the user interface displays a diagnostic measurement user interface associated with a sensor type only when such a sensor type is attached to the flexible elongate member and in communication with the interface. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors includes a blood pressure sensor. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors includes a blood velocity sensor. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors includes a blood pressure sensor and a blood velocity sensor. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein the user interface displays user interfaces based on data generated from both the blood pressure sensor and the blood velocity sensor. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 19 , further comprising a record module configured to record data rendered by the one or more cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensors. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 28 , further comprising a playback module for viewing the data recorded by the record module. 
     
     
         30 . A user interface for cardiovascular diagnostic measurement acquisition and display, the interface comprising:
 a settings module for viewing and editing sensor calibration data for one or more sensors attached to a flexible elongate member and configured for positioning within a vessel of a patient to monitor at least one of a pressure within the vessel and a flow within the vessel;   a viewing module for viewing, in real time, data rendered by the one or more sensors while the flexible elongate member is positioned within the vessel of the patient, the viewing module automatically displaying a plurality of action buttons pertinent to the one or more sensors attached to the flexible elongate member simultaneously and automatically indicating recommended actions to a user of the system based on data received from the one or more sensors, wherein the recommended actions comprise a plurality of actions to be performed in series to obtain data from the one or more sensors representative of at least one of the pressure within the vessel and the flow within the vessel, and wherein the recommended actions are automatically indicated to the user in series by visually accentuating one or more of the simultaneously displayed plurality of action buttons of the user interface associated with performing each of the recommended actions, and wherein the viewing module determines the plurality of action buttons pertinent to the sensors based on the types of sensors attached to the flexible elongate member.   
     
     
         31 . The user interface of  claim 30 , wherein the one or more sensors attached to the flexible elongate member includes a cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensor. 
     
     
         32 . The user interface of  claim 31 , wherein the cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensor is a blood pressure sensor. 
     
     
         33 . The user interface of  claim 31 , wherein the cardiovascular diagnostic measurement sensor is a blood velocity sensor. 
     
     
         34 . The user interface of  claim 31 , wherein the one or more sensors attached to the flexible elongate member include a blood pressure sensor and a blood velocity sensor. 
     
     
         35 . The user interface of  claim 34 , wherein the viewing module displays user interfaces based on data generated from both the blood pressure sensor and the blood velocity sensor. 
     
     
         36 . The user interface of  claim 30 , wherein the viewing module determines the plurality of action buttons pertinent to the sensors based on a resistance value on a line associated with each of the one or more sensors. 
     
     
         37 . The user interface of  claim 30 , wherein the setting module obtains calibration parameters for each of the one or more sensors from memory associated with each of the one or more sensors. 
     
     
         38 . The user interface of  claim 30 , wherein the viewing module visually accentuates the particular button of the plurality of simultaneously displayed buttons associated with the particular action of the series of actions by displaying the particular button in a way indicating that execution of the particular action associated with the particular button should be performed.