Patent ID: 11972561
Assignee: CANON U.S.A., INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 10, wherein one or more of the following:
(i) the method further comprises flushing the imaging probe to remove blood presence;
(ii) the method further comprises flushing the imaging probe to remove blood presence, and the method further comprises ensuring that the flushing and the automatic pullback are synchronized or performs the flushing and the automatic pullback in synchronized fashion;
(iii) the method further comprises reducing, merging, and/or minimizing one or more tasks of a user of the imaging probe during a catheterization or imaging probe procedure(s) such that an effort of the user is also reduced, minimized, and/or made more efficient;
(iv) the method further comprises reducing, merging, and/or minimizing one or more tasks of a user of the imaging probe during a catheterization or imaging probe procedure(s) such that an effort of the user is also reduced, minimized, and/or made more efficient, and the tasks of the user involve one or more of the following: controlling live mode speed, pressing a button to control the live mode speed, controlling scan mode speed, pressing a button to control the scan mode speed, causing the flushing to occur, pushing a button to cause the flushing to occur, causing the pullback to occur, and/or pushing a button to cause the pullback to occur; and/or
(v) the method further comprises triggering the automatic pullback of a catheter or probe of the imaging device without any user interaction.