Method and system for displaying information on life support systems

• US 10,076,621 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2012
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Robinson, Scott William, Polhamus, Jonathan Robert, Hunsicker, Paul David
• Primary Examiner(s): Durant, Jonathan W
• Application Number:
  US13/418,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20130235080A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,381 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2, 705 3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/563 involving image data transmission via a network
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3666 Cardiac or cardiopulmonary bypass, e.g. heart-lung machines
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/022 Control means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Methods and systems for displaying information on life support systems (LSS) are provided. One LSS includes a patient monitoring portion configured to acquire, as LSS information, patient measurement information from a monitored patient. The LSS also includes a communication device configured to communicate with a remote device to obtain, as non-LSS information, information acquired by the remote device. The LSS further includes a display configured to display a user interface that presents the non-LSS information.

Claims

1. A portable and stand-alone ventilation device configured to provide mechanical ventilation to a monitored patient, the ventilation device comprising:

a ventilator configured to be operated using patient ventilation parameters to provide mechanical ventilation to the monitored patient;

a patient monitoring portion configured to be operably coupled to one or more physiological monitoring sensors configured to acquire physiological information from the monitored patient, the patient monitoring portion configured to acquire, as ventilator monitoring information, patient measurement information from the monitored patient transmitted from the one or more physiological monitoring sensors;

a communication device configured to communicate with a stand-alone imaging device to obtain imaging information acquired by the stand-alone imaging device, wherein the communication device communicates with the stand-alone imaging device via direct device-to-device communication to obtain the imaging information; and

a ventilator user interface mounted to the ventilation device, the ventilator user interface configured to display the ventilator monitoring information, to display the patient ventilation parameters used by the ventilator to provide mechanical ventilation, to display the imaging information obtained via the stand-alone imaging device, and to control the ventilation parameters for operating the ventilator to provide mechanical ventilation to the monitored patient, wherein the ventilator user interface provides the ventilator monitoring information, patient ventilation parameters, and imaging information to an operator and controls the operation of the ventilator to provide mechanical ventilation responsive to input received from the operator.

2. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the ventilator user interface is configured to display the ventilator monitoring information and the imaging information concurrently.

3. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the ventilator monitoring is displayed as at least one of one or more graphs or one or more measurement values.

4. The ventilation device of claim 1, further comprising an imaging information display portion for displaying the imaging information, the imaging display portion defining a window on the display.

5. The ventilation device of claim 4, wherein the window is one of sizeable or movable on the display.

6. The ventilation device of claim 1, further comprising user selectable members presented on the display and operable to control at least one of review functions or navigation functions for the imaging information display portion.

7. The ventilation device of claim 6, wherein the review functions include annotations functions to annotate the displayed imaging information.

8. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the imaging information comprises an x-ray image.

9. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the imaging information comprises a radiologist'"'"'s report.

10. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the imaging information comprises an Electronic Medical Record.

11. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the imaging information comprises a lab report.

12. The ventilation device of claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing the imaging information.

13. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the ventilation device is further configured to prompt the operator to transfer the imaging information from the stand-alone imaging device to the ventilation device before the operator leaves a room in which the ventilation device is disposed.

14. The ventilation device of claim 1, further comprising a data access module to acquire the imaging information.

15. A method for presenting data using a portable and stand-alone ventilation device including a ventilator, the method comprising:

providing, with the ventilator, mechanical ventilation to a patient using patient ventilation parameters;

receiving, by the ventilation device, as ventilator monitoring information, physiological information from one or more physiological monitoring sensors operably coupled to the patient;

receiving by the ventilation device, as imaging information, information from a stand-alone imaging device, wherein the imaging information is acquired by the stand-alone imaging device and received from the stand-alone imaging device by the ventilation device via direct device-to-device communication with the stand-alone imaging device to obtain the imaging information;

providing access to the imaging information via the ventilation device;

displaying the imaging information, the ventilator monitoring information, and the patient ventilation parameters on a ventilator user interface mounted to the ventilation device; and

controlling the ventilator using a manual input provided by an operator viewing the ventilator monitoring information, the imaging information, and the patient ventilation parameters on the ventilator user interface.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising displaying ventilator monitoring information acquired by the ventilation device concurrently with the imaging information.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the imaging information comprises a medical report.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving a user input annotating the displayed imaging information.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing the imaging information in a memory of the ventilation device.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising prompting the operator to transfer the imaging information from the stand-alone imaging device to the ventilation device before leaving a room in which the ventilation system and stand-alone imaging device are disposed.

21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for displaying information with a portable and stand-alone ventilation device using a processor, the ventilation device including a ventilator, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions to command the processor to:

provide, with the ventilator, mechanical ventilation to a patient using patient ventilation parameters;

receive, by the ventilation device, as ventilator monitoring information, physiological information from one or more physiological monitoring sensors operably coupled to the patient;

receive by the ventilation device, as imaging information, information from a stand-alone imaging device, wherein the imaging information is acquired by the stand-alone imaging device and received from the stand-alone imaging device by the ventilation device via direct device-to-device communication with the stand-alone imaging device to obtain the imaging information;

provide access to the imaging information via the ventilation device;

display the imaging information, the ventilator monitoring information, and the patient ventilation parameters on a display of a ventilator user interface mounted to the ventilation device; and

control the ventilator using a manual input provided by an operator viewing the ventilator monitoring information, the imaging information, and the patient ventilation parameters on the ventilator user interface.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions further command the processor to display ventilator monitoring information acquired by the ventilation device concurrently with the imaging information.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the imaging comprises a medical report.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions further command the processor to receive a user input annotating the displayed imaging information.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions further command the processor to store the imaging information in a memory of the ventilation device.