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

Claim 5:
6. The device of claim 1, wherein one or more of the following:
(i) the one or more processors further operate to control the device to flush the imaging probe to remove blood presence;
(ii) the one or more processors further operate to control the device to flush the imaging probe to remove blood presence, and the one or more processors further operate to ensure that the flushing and the automatic pullback are synchronized;
(iii) the one or more processors further operate to reduce, merge, and/or minimize one or more tasks of a user of the device during catheterization or imaging probe procedure(s) such that an effort of the user is also reduced, minimized, and/or made more efficient;
(iv) the one or more processors further operate to reduce, merge, and/or minimize one or more tasks of a user of the device during 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 one or more processors further operate to trigger the automatic pullback of a catheter or probe of the imaging device without any user interaction.