Patent ID: 7572223
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A physiology workstation, comprising: a communications interface conveying intracardiac (IC) physiology signals derived from a region of interest of a subject and ultrasound data representative of the region of interest of the subject, the IC physiology signals being produced by at least one of an IC electrophysiology (EP) catheter and a hemodynamic (HD) catheter within a heart of a subject during at least one of an EP and HD procedure, the ultrasound data being obtained by an ultrasound device in real-time during the at least one of an EP and HD procedure carried out on the subject; a physiology processing unit receiving and processing the IC physiology signals during at least one of an EP and HD procedure; an ultrasound processing unit receiving and processing the ultrasound data to generate ultrasound images, the physiology processing unit combining the IC physiology signals with the ultrasound images from the ultrasound processing unit; and a display unit displaying the IC physiology signals and the ultrasound images, the IC physiology signals and ultrasound signals being presented jointly to a user in real-time during the at least one of an EP and HD procedure being carried out on the subject; wherein the display unit includes at least one monitor, the monitor co-displaying the IC physiology signals and ultrasound images in adjacent windows on a single display; and wherein the physiology processing unit, ultrasound processing unit and display unit are located in a control room that is divided from a procedure room where the subject is located, the communications interface extending between the procedure and control rooms and the physiology processing unit configured to remotely control the ultrasound device via said communications interface.