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US 7,237,196 · App. 10/418,340 · Granted Jun 26, 2007

Graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process

Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,237,196
App. No.
10/418,340
Granted
Jun 26, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stent-graft planning system is a web-based system that assists a physician in selecting and ordering the right stent-graft online in real-time. The stent-graft planning system includes a graphic user interface that provides a physician with a two-dimensional (2D) graphic model reflecting the individual vessel anatomy, e.g., aneurismal anatomy, and the selected stent graft in that anatomy. A data entry region in the graphic user interface is used in collecting each measurement. A stent-graft planning progress guide region of the graphic user interface tells a user the active step in the stent-graft-planning process. A navigation region of the graphic user interface includes features for navigating the stent-graft planning process.

Claims (34)

1. A computer-based graphic user interface recorded on a machine-readable medium and executed by a computer processor for a stent-graft planning process comprising:

a real-time graphic region for displaying a graphic used in said stent-graft planning process, wherein said stent-graft planning process is for assisting in selecting a stent-graft for a patient; and

a data entry region for an active stent-graft planning step wherein following entry of measurement data for said active stent-graft planning step in said data entry region, said graphic is modified to reflect the measurement data.

2. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 1 wherein said data entry region further comprises:

a data entry progress indicator region.

3. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 2 wherein said data entry progress indicator region further comprises:

a plurality of indicators for informing a user of the data being entered and the sequence of data entry.

4. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 1 further comprising:

a stent-graft planning progress guide region.

5. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 4 wherein said stent-graft planning progress guide region further comprises:

a plurality of indicators with each indicator representing a different step in said stent-graft planning process.

6. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 5 wherein said plurality of indicators includes a measurement indicator.

7. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 5 wherein said plurality of indicators includes a physician's options indicator.

8. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 5 wherein said plurality of indicators includes a graft selection indicator.

9. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 5 wherein said plurality of indicators includes an on line order indicator.

10. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 1 further comprising:

a navigation region for said stent-graft planning process.

11. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 10 wherein said navigation region includes a continue button.

12. A computer-based graphic user interface recorded on a machine-readable medium and executed by a computer processor for a stent-graft planning process comprising:

a stent-graft planning progress guide region;

a real-time graphic region for displaying a graphic used in said stent-graft planning process, wherein said stent-graft planning process is for assisting in selecting a stent-graft for a patient; and a data entry region for an active stent-graft planning step wherein following entry of measurement data for said active stent-graft planning step in said data entry region, said graphic is modified to reflect the measurement data; and a navigation region for said stent-graft planning process.

13. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 12 wherein said data entry region further comprises:

a data entry progress indicator region.

14. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 13 wherein said data entry progress indicator region further comprises:

a plurality of indicators for informing a user of the data being entered and the sequence of data entry.

15. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 12 wherein said stent-grafi planning progress guide region further comprises:

a plurality of indicators with each indicator representing a different step in said stent-graft planning process.

16. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 15 wherein said plurality of indicators includes a measurement indicator.

17. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 15 wherein said plurality of indicators includes a physician's options indicator.

18. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 15 wherein said plurality of indicators includes a graft selection indicator.

19. The computer-based graphic user interface for a stent-graft planning process of claim 15 wherein said plurality of indicators includes an on line order indicator.

20. A computer-based graphic user interface recorded on a machine-readable medium and executed by a computer processor for a stent-graft planning process comprising:

a stent-graft planning progress guide region comprising: a plurality of indicators with each indicator representing a different step in said stent-graft planning process;

a real-time graphic region for displaying a graphic used in said stent-graft planning process, wherein said stent-graft planning process is for assisting in selecting a stent-graft for a patient; a data entry region for an active stent-graft planning step wherein following entry of measurement data for said active stent-graft planning step in said data entry region, said graphic is modified to reflect the measurement data, said data entry region including: a data entry progress indicator region comprising: a plurality of indicators for informing a user of the data being entered and the sequence of data entry; and a navigation region for said stent-graft planning process.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 17, 2007
From: MEDTRONIC AVE, INC.
To: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 019310/0722 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2003
From: BINKERT, CHRISTOPH A.; ALMER, MARKUS
To: MEDTRONIC AVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 014449/0331 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6037424800 · Apr 19, 2002
Related Publication 20030197734A1 · Oct 23, 2003