Medical imaging system with integrated service interface

US6353445B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC · US

Inventors

• Deborah Ann Babula · Franklin, US
• Gregory John Derzay · Pewaukee, US
• Cyrillus Tamsil Steven Kunta Hutabarat · Waukesha, US
• Ianne Mae Howards Koritzinsky · Glendale, US
• Linda Marie Kohli · Waukesha, US
• Leo Michael Kucek · Waukesha, US
• Michael Thomas Sucheki · Waukesha, US
• David Alan Swierczek · Sussex, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 25, 1998
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2002
• Expiry date: Nov 25, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16Z99/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A user interface is disclosed for interactively exchanging service data between medical diagnostic systems and remote field service facilities. The interface provides a series of user-viewable pages for the display and input of service requests, service reports, messages, protocols, and so forth. The user interface may further include on-screen input devices, such as graphical buttons, for executing service requests, accessing service messages and reports, and so forth. The user interface is uniform over a variety of system modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging systems, computed tomography systems, x-ray systems, and so forth, facilitating the exchange of service data despite differences in the modality system configurations.