IP Library Granted Patent US 10,506,997
Granted Patent B2
US 10,506,997 · App. 14/833,475 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

X-ray diagnostic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 10,506,997
App. No.
14/833,475
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes a display, a holding device, bed device, a gesture detecting device and a processing circuitry. The holding device includes an X-ray irradiator, an X-ray detector, and a supporter that supports the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray detector. The bed device is available to place an object on. The gesture detecting device recognizes a gesture of a person. The processing circuitry identifies a state of the X-ray diagnostic apparatus based on at least one of the display, the X-ray irradiator, the X-ray detector, the holding device and the bed device, determines an operation detail based on a combination of the identified state and the recognized gesture, and operates at least one of the display, the holding device, the bed device, a speaker and a room light according to the determined operation detail.

Claims (48)

1. An X-ray diagnostic apparatus, comprising:

a display;

a holding device including an X-ray irradiator, an X-ray detector, and a supporter that supports the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray detector;

a bed device available to place an object on;

a gesture detecting device configured to recognize a gesture of a person; and

processing circuitry configured to

identify a current step out of steps included in a manipulation, based on at least one of the display, the X-ray irradiator, the X-ray detector, the holding device, and the bed device,

determine an operation detail based on a combination of the identified step and the recognized gesture, and

operate at least one of the display, the holding device, the bed device, a speaker and a room light according to the determined operation detail.

2. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to identify a step of a reproduction of a moving image based on the display, to identify a step of an operation of the holding device based on the holding device, to identify a step of an operation of the bed device based on the bed device, or to identify a step of an imaging based on the X-ray irradiator and the X-ray detector.

3. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to start, when the step is identified, the operation detail according to the identified step in a time when recognizing a recognition start gesture as the gesture.

4. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

when the steps are preset, priority orders are assigned to the respective steps in advance, and, in a time period while the steps overlap with each other, the processing circuitry is configured to identify a step with a highest priority according to the priority order.

5. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

in a time when a first step with a high priority order, and a second step started before start of the first step and with a low priority order overlap, the processing circuitry is configured to switch the operation detail according to the second step to determination of the operation detail according to the first step at a time when continuation of the gesture before the start of the first step is finished.

6. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

in a time when a first step with a high priority order, and a second step started before start of the first step and with a low priority order overlap, the processing circuitry is configured to switch the operation detail according to the second step to determination of the operation detail according to the first step at a time of recognizing a recognition start gesture as the gesture.

7. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to display information indicating a relationship between the gesture and the operation detail on a display.

8. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

receive an instruction input from an input device;

trigger the holding device according to the instruction;

determine a step of an operation of the holding device after triggering the holding device; and

identify a gesture during the operation of the holding device as an operation of stopping an operation of the holding device.

9. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

receive an instruction input from an input device;

trigger the bed device according to the instruction;

identify a step of an operation of the bed device after triggering the bed device; and

determine a gesture during the operation of the bed device as an operation of stopping an operation of the bed device.

10. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

identify a step of a fluoroscopy imaging after start of the fluoroscopy imaging; and

determine a gesture during the fluoroscopy imaging as at least one of operations of turning on/off an RM (road map)-operation in the fluoroscopic imaging and change in an imaging program.

11. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

identify a step of a fluoroscopy imaging after start of the fluoroscopy imaging; and

determine a gesture during the fluoroscopy imaging as an operation of stop of X-ray irradiation from the X-ray irradiator.

12. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to c wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to:

receive an instruction input from an input device;

trigger a reproduction of a moving image according to the instruction;

identify a step of the reproduction after the reproduction of the moving image; and

determine a gesture during the reproduction as an operation of stopping an operation of the reproduction of the moving image.

13. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

identify a step of a standby, when neither a step of the reproduction of the moving image, a step of the operation of the holding device, a step of the operation of the bed device, nor a step of the imaging is applicable; and

determine a gesture during the standby as at least one of an operation of changing a volume of a speaker and turning on/off the speaker.

14. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the gesture detecting device is configured to capture the person to recognize the gesture of the person.

15. The X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the steps included in the manipulation has a session.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 26, 2019
From: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049879/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2016
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038926/0365 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2015
From: FUCHIGAMI, KO; SAKAKIBARA, JUN; WATANABE, YUICHIRO; KANNO, YUSUKE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036401/0465 →