US Patent Application 18202526. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAVASCULAR VISUALIZATION simplified abstract

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAVASCULAR VISUALIZATION

Organization Name

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor(s)

Haruka Imura of Maple Grove MN (US)

Wenguang Li of Los Gatos CA (US)

Erik Stephen Freed of New Brighton MN (US)

Jennifer Gibbs of White Bear Lake MN (US)

Heather Drury of Dripping Springs TX (US)

Judith Tiferes Wang of Kenton OH (US)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAVASCULAR VISUALIZATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18202526 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAVASCULAR VISUALIZATION

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application relates to intravascular imaging display systems and methods. - The system includes a control circuit and a video output circuit. - The video output circuit generates a display output with a user interface. - The user interface includes graphical elements related to a vessel being imaged. - The graphical elements include a first detected feature portion and a second detected feature portion. - The first and second feature portions are defined by distinct graphic indicators. - The control circuit assigns the feature portions to represent locations along a vessel wall based on ultrasound signal attenuation. - The degree of attenuation of the ultrasound return signal crossing a threshold value determines the assignment. - The system provides a visual representation of the vessel wall and its detected features.

Original Abstract Submitted

Embodiments herein relate to intravascular imaging display systems and related methods. In an embodiment, an intravascular imaging display system is included having a control circuit and a video output circuit. The video output circuit can be configured to generate a display output including a user interface. The user interface can include graphical elements related to a vessel being imaged. The graphical elements can include a first detected feature portion at least partially defined by a first graphic indicator and a second detected feature portion at least partially defined by a second graphic indicator. The first graphic indicator can be visually distinct from the second graphic indicator. The first detected feature portion and the second detected feature portion can be assigned to represent one or more locations along a vessel wall by the control circuit based on a degree of attenuation of an ultrasound return signal crossing a threshold value.