IP Library Granted Patent US 12,539,088
Granted Patent B2
US 12,539,088 · App. 17/948,791 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Bedside controller for assessment of vessels and associated devices, systems, and methods

Inventors: Howard David Alpert (El Dorado Hills, CA); David Anderson (Temecula, CA); Asher Cohen (Sacramento, CA); Fergus Merritt (Rancho Cordova, CA); Meng Lim (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
A61B5/7445A61B5/02007A61B5/02158A61B5/026A61B5/7425A61B5/743A61B5/7475
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Patent No.
US 12,539,088
App. No.
17/948,791
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods for evaluating a vessel of a patient are provided. The method includes outputting, to a touch-sensitive display of a bedside controller, a screen display including: a visual representation of a first pressure ratio of pressure measurements obtained by first and second instruments positioned within a vessel while the second instrument is moved from a distal position to a proximal position relative a stenosis and the first instrument remains stationary; and a first proximal pressure waveform and a first distal pressure waveform; receiving, through the touch-sensitive display of the bedside controller, a user touch input on the first proximal pressure waveform and/or the first distal pressure waveform identifying a time at which pressure measurements were obtained; and modifying the screen display, in response to the user touch input, to further include a visual representation of the obtained pressure measurements corresponding to the identified time.

Claims (27)

1 . A system for evaluating a vessel of a patient, comprising:

a bedside controller comprising a processor and a touch-sensitive display, wherein the bedside controller configured to:

output a plurality of modes to the touch-sensitive display, wherein the plurality of modes comprises a first intravascular modality and a second intravascular modality;

receive, via the touch-sensitive display, a user touch input for selection of a mode from the plurality of modes;

in response to the user touch input for selection of the mode comprising a selection of the first intravascular modality:

control a first intravascular catheter or guidewire to obtain first intravascular data associated with the first intravascular modality from the vessel;

receive the first intravascular data from the first intravascular catheter or guidewire;

output, to the touch-sensitive display, a first screen display based on the first intravascular data;

receive, via the touch-sensitive display, a user touch input for modification of the first screen display; and

modify the first screen display in response to the user touch input for modification of the first screen display;

in response to the user touch input for selection of the mode comprising a selection of the second intravascular modality:

control a second intravascular catheter or guidewire to obtain second intravascular data associated with the second intravascular modality from the vessel;

receive the second intravascular data from the second intravascular catheter or guidewire;

output, to the touch-sensitive display, a second screen display based on the second intravascular data;

receive, via the touch-sensitive display, a user touch input for modification of the second screen display; and

modify the second screen display in response to the user touch input for modification of the second screen display.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first intravascular modality comprises an intravascular pressure modality.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the intravascular pressure modality comprises a pressure ratio.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the pressure ratio comprises a fractional flow reserve (FFR) or an instant wave free ratio (iFR).

5 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

the first intravascular catheter or guidewire.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the first intravascular catheter or guidewire comprises a pressure-sensing element.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second intravascular modality comprises an intravascular imaging modality.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the intravascular imaging modality comprises intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT).

9 . The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

the second intravascular catheter or guidewire.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the second intravascular catheter or guidewire comprises an imaging element.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 16194368 · Nov 18, 2018
Continuation 14850720 · Sep 10, 2015
Provisional Application 62049265 · Sep 11, 2014
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