IP Library Granted Patent US 9,892,233
Granted Patent B2
US 9,892,233 · App. 14/453,307 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Visualization of a functional sequence of a medical apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,892,233
App. No.
14/453,307
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Visualization of a functional sequence of a medical apparatus includes accepting a mathematical model describing at least the medical apparatus, and accepting a log file. The log file includes at least one value of at least one electrical signal of the medical apparatus during the functional sequence. At least one state variable of the medical apparatus is determined as a function of the mathematical model and the log file, and the at least one state variable of the medical apparatus is visualized.

Claims (35)

1. A method for visualization of a functional sequence of a medical apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a mathematical model describing at least the medical apparatus;

receiving a log file describing historical parameters of the medical apparatus, wherein the log file comprises at least one value of at least one electrical signal of the medical apparatus during the functional sequence;

determining, by a processor, at least one state variable of the medical apparatus as a function of the mathematical model and the log file;

converting the at least one state variable of the medical apparatus into a visualization signal; and

visualizing the at least one state variable of the medical apparatus, the visualizing of the at least one state variable of the medical apparatus comprising displaying, by an output unit, a graphic image of the mathematical model.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical apparatus comprises an imaging system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the log file comprises a time sequence of the at least one value of the at least one electrical signal of the medical apparatus during the functional sequence, and

wherein the determining and the visualizing are repeated for selectable points in time.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mathematical model also describes an object outside the medical apparatus.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the log file further comprises at least one value describing the object outside the medical apparatus.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining, by the processor, a collision value as a function of a collision model of the mathematical model, the collision value determining a probability of a collision between the medical apparatus and the object outside the medical apparatus.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising determining, by the processor, a collision value as a function of a collision model of the mathematical model, the collision value determining a probability of a collision between the medical apparatus and the object outside the medical apparatus.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the log file is expanded by a predeterminable value of at least one electrical signal of the medical apparatus, by a value describing the object outside the medical apparatus, or by a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical apparatus comprises an imaging system.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the log file comprises a time sequence of the at least one value of the at least one electrical signal of the medical apparatus during the functional sequence, and

wherein the determining and the visualizing are repeated for selectable points in time.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the mathematical model also describes an object outside the medical apparatus.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the log file further comprises at least one value describing the object outside the medical apparatus.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining, by the processor, a collision value as a function of a collision model of the mathematical model, the collision value determining a probability of a collision between the medical apparatus and the object outside the medical apparatus.

14. A device for visualization of a functional sequence of a medical apparatus, the device comprising:

a processor; and

an output unit,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a mathematical model describing at least the medical apparatus;

receive a log file describing historical parameters of the medical apparatus, wherein the log file comprises at least one value of at least one electrical signal of the medical apparatus during the functional sequence;

determine at least one state variable of the medical apparatus as a function of the mathematical model and the log file; and

convert the at least one state variable of the medical apparatus into a visualization signal and make the visualization signal available to the output unit,

wherein the output unit is configured to accept and visualize the visualization signal, and

wherein the output unit is configured to display a graphic image of the mathematic model.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the medical apparatus comprises an imaging system.

16. The device of claim 14 , wherein the log file comprises a time sequence of the at least one value of the at least one electrical signal of the medical apparatus during the functional sequence, and

wherein the determination and the visualization are repeated for selectable points in time.

17. The device of claim 14 , wherein the mathematical model also describes an object outside the medical apparatus.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the log file further comprises at least one value describing the object outside the medical apparatus.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 066088 FRAME: 0256. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 071178/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2023
From: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
To: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
Reel/Frame 066088/0256 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2018
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 046380/0273 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2015
From: ZEILINGER, THOMAS
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 035191/0887 →