Patent ID: 8681116
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A61B,A61M,G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of releasably mounting a bedside controller to a mounting platform associated with a patient undergoing an intravascular workflow, comprising: positioning an intravascular imaging device within a vessel of the patient, the intravascular imaging device including at least one of an ultrasound transducer and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) component; receiving intravascular medical information associated with the patient at a bedside controller, the intravascular medical information including images of the vessel of the patient obtained by the intravascular imaging device; pivoting a retaining clamp to an open position, the retaining clamp being disposed on the bedside controller such that it extends over a mounting channel defined in a housing of the bedside controller, wherein the housing defines the mounting channel near an outer edge of the housing, the mounting channel being defined by a front wall extending across a width of the housing, a back wall extending across the width of the housing parallel to the front wall, and a top wall extending across the width of the housing between the front wall and the back wall, the top wall extending perpendicular to the front and back walls; positioning the bedside controller such that the mounting platform extends through the mounting channel; releasing the retaining clamp such that at least a slot extending across a width of the retaining clamp and the top wall of the housing engage the mounting platform to releasably secure the mounting platform within the mounting channel, thereby mounting the bedside controller to the mounting platform in a cantilevered manner; viewing the intravascular medical information associated with the patient displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the bedside controller, the touch-sensitive display disposed within the housing such that a surface of the touch-sensitive display extends parallel to the top wall of the housing and is accessible to a user through an opening in the housing; and inputting user inputs on the touch-sensitive display to manipulate the medical information displayed on the touch-sensitive display.