Customizable medical fluid injection system and method

• US 10,226,568 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ACIST Medical Systems Incorporated (Bracco SPA)
• Original Assignee: ACIST Medical Systems Incorporated (Bracco SPA)
• Inventors: Barron, Traci, Clausen-Stuck, Niels, Fisher, Mark, Graceffa, Joseph, Hajicek, David J., Hieb, Martin G., Karahalios, Anastasios G., Kensok, Karen, Kim, Robert, Lunzer, Lawrence, Maiers, Manfred, Menendez, Jr., Adolfo, Mohiuddin, Khader, Oftedahl, Richard A., Roos, Volker, O'Leary, Jeremiah
• Primary Examiner(s): Moher, Amanda Lauritzen
• Application Number:
  US13/620,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20130067416A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,370 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/481 involving the use of contrast agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/504 for diagnosis of blood vessels, e.g. by angiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/548 Remote control of the apparatus or devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1403 Flushing or purging
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/007 for contrast media
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14216 Reciprocating piston type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16809 by repeated filling and emptying of an intermediate volume pressure infusion using positive displacement pumps A61M5/142
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16827 controlling delivery of multiple fluids, e.g. sequencing, mixing or via separate flow-paths infusion of multiple fluids without using a controller A61M5/1407
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16877 Adjusting flow; Devices for setting a flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/36 with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body dialysis systems, blood oxygenators A61M1/14; haemofiltration equipment A61M1/34; automatic tube cut-off A61M39/281
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/365 Air detectors A61M5/1684 takes precedence; in extracorporeal blood circuits A61M1/3626
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/00 ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

An example method includes receiving, within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a medical fluid injection system, a selection of a particular user, providing, within the GUI, a display of a plurality of selectable options, each option including at least a respective graphical symbol, wherein each respective graphical symbol comprises a respective non-textual icon that is a graphical representation of a respective anatomical location associated with the medical procedure, each respective anatomical location comprising one of a left coronary artery, a right coronary artery, or a left ventricle and aorta, retrieving one or more customized injection parameters that have respective values customized for the particular user based on one or more preferences of the particular user, and displaying, within the GUI, the one or more customized injection parameters.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

in a medical fluid injection system, storing a plurality of profiles of injection parameters that are customizable for different users of the medical fluid injection system;

displaying, within a first screen of a graphical user interface (GUI), (i) a name associated with a particular user and (ii) a plurality of medical procedures that the medical fluid injection system is configured to perform;

retrieving at least one profile included in the plurality of profiles stored on the medical fluid injection system, wherein the at least one profile is associated with the particular user for a particular medical procedure included in the plurality of medical procedures;

after retrieving the at least one profile associated with the particular user for the particular medical procedure, displaying, within the first screen of the GUI, a plurality of injection parameters included in the at least one profile for the particular medical procedure;

receiving, within the first screen of the GUI, a customization of one or more of the plurality of injection parameters to generate one or more customized injection parameters;

prior to performing the particular medical procedure, storing, on the medical fluid injection system, the one or more customized parameters in the at least one profile associated with the particular user for the particular medical procedure;

after storing the one or more customized parameters in the at least one profile, displaying, within a second screen of the GUI different from the first screen, a plurality of selectable options, each option including at least a respective graphical symbol that is associated with information about a respective medical procedure performed on a patient, wherein each respective graphical symbol comprises a respective non-textual icon that is a graphical representation of a respective anatomical location associated with the respective medical procedure, each respective anatomical location comprising one of a left coronary artery, a right coronary artery, or a left ventricle and aorta;

upon selection by the particular user of one of the selectable options associated with the particular medical procedure that is displayed the second screen of the GUI, retrieving the at least one profile that includes the one or more customized injection parameters and that is associated with the particular user for the particular medical procedure, wherein the selected option includes the respective non-textual icon that is the graphical representation of the respective one of the left coronary artery, the right coronary artery, or the left ventricle and aorta; and

displaying, within the second screen of the GUI, the one or more customized injection parameters, wherein the one or more customized injection parameters are further modifiable by the particular user using the second screen of the GUI.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to receiving user input from the particular user, modifying at least one of the one or more customized injection parameters to create one or more modified injection parameters for use during the particular medical procedure.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, within the second screen of the GUI, indicators indicating respective amounts of a first fluid medium and a second fluid medium remaining in respective reservoirs of the medical fluid injection system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, within the second screen of the GUI, a size of a catheter to be used in the particular medical procedure that is associated with the selected option.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the at least one profile includes respective injection parameters for each of the plurality of medical procedures, and

wherein displaying the plurality of injection parameters included in the at least one profile for the particular medical procedure further comprises displaying, within the first screen of the GUI, the respective injection parameters included in the at least one profile for each of the plurality of medical procedures.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prominently displaying, within the second screen of the GUI, the selected option.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein prominently displaying the selected option comprises changing a color of the selected option within the second screen of the GUI.

8. A medical fluid injection system, comprising:

a display configured to provide one or more screens of a graphical user interface (GUI); and

one or more processors coupled to the display and configured to;

store a plurality of profiles of injection parameters that are customizable for different users of the medical fluid injection system;

provide for display, within a first screen of the GUI, (i) a name associated with a particular user and (ii) a plurality of medical procedures that the medical fluid injection system is configured to perform;

retrieve at least one profile included in the plurality of profiles stored on the medical fluid injection system, wherein the at least one profile is associated with the particular user for a particular medical procedure included in the plurality of medical procedures;

after retrieving the at least one profile associated with the particular user for the particular medical procedure, provide for display, within the first screen of the GUI, a plurality of injection parameters included in the at least one profile for the particular medical procedure;

receive, within the first screen of the GUI, a customization of one or more of the plurality of injection parameters to generate one or more customized injection parameters;

prior to performing the particular medical procedure, store the one or more customized parameters in the at least one profile associated with the particular user for the particular medical procedure;

after storing the one or more customized parameters in the at least one profile, display, within a second screen of the GUI different from the first screen, a plurality of selectable options, each option including at least a respective graphical symbol that is associated with information about a respective medical procedure performed on a patient, wherein each respective graphical symbol comprises a respective non-textual icon that is a graphical representation of a respective anatomical location associated with the respective medical procedure, each respective anatomical location comprising one of a left coronary artery, a right coronary artery, or a left ventricle and aorta;

upon selection by the particular user of one of the selectable options associated with the particular medical procedure that is displayed the second screen of the GUI, retrieve the at least one profile that includes the one or more customized injection parameters and that is associated with the particular user for the particular medical procedure, wherein the selected option includes the respective non-textual icon that is the graphical representation of the respective one of the left coronary artery, the right coronary artery, or the left ventricle and aorta; and

provide for display, within the second screen of the GUI, the one or more customized injection parameters, the one or more customized injection parameters being further modifiable by the particular user using the second screen of the GUI.

9. The medical fluid injection system of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

responsive to receiving user input from the particular user, modify at least one of the one or more customized injection parameters to create one or more modified injection parameters for use during the particular medical procedure.

10. The medical fluid injection system of claim 8, wherein the display is configured to display, within the second screen of the GUI, indicators indicating respective amounts of a first fluid medium and a second fluid medium remaining in respective reservoirs of the medical fluid injection system.

11. The medical fluid injection system of claim 8, wherein the display is configured to display, within the second screen of the GUI, a size of a catheter to be used in the particular medical procedure that is associated with the selected option.

12. The medical fluid injection system of claim 8,

wherein the at least one profile includes respective injection parameters for each of the plurality of medical procedures, and

wherein the one or more processors are configured to provide for display the plurality of injection parameters included in the at least one profile for the particular medical procedure at least by being configured to provide for display, within the first screen of the GUI, the respective injection parameters included in the at least one profile for each of the plurality of medical procedures.

13. The medical fluid injection system of claim 8, wherein the display is configured to prominently display, within the second screen of the GUI, the selected option.

14. The medical fluid injection system of claim 13, wherein the display is configured to prominently display the selected option at least by changing a color of the selected option within the second screen of the GUI.