Patent ID: 8636659

Claim:
A multi-purpose host system for use in intravascular procedures, comprising: a user interface having at least one user input device and a display; a processing system in communication with the user interface, the processing system having: a first modular processing component configured to process data related to a first intravascular parameter; and a second modular processing component separate from the first modular processing component, the second modular processing component configured to process data related to a second intravascular parameter, the second intravascular parameter being different than the first intravascular parameter; an external interface in communication with the processing system, the external interface configured to: receive data from a first intravascular sensing component, wherein the data received from the first intravascular sensing component includes data related to the first intravascular parameter; and receive data from a second intravascular sensing component, wherein the data received from the second intravascular sensing component includes data related to the second intravascular parameter; and a component in communication with the processing system and the external interface, the component configured to facilitate communication between the processing system and the external interface such that the multi-purpose host system: controls operation of at least one of the first and second intravascular sensing components in response to input to the at least one user input device of the user interface; and controls display of at least a portion of the data related to the first and second intravascular parameters received from the first and second intravascular sensing components on the display of the user interface.