User interface improvements for medical devices

• US 10,635,784 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Issued: 04/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Inventors: Rubalcaba, Jr., Bernardino, Cozmi, Mihaela, Davis, Glenn, LeCaptain, Angela, Marino, Angela, Silkaitis, Raymond P., Teel, IV, H. Clay
• Primary Examiner(s): Ipakchi, Maryam M
• Application Number:
  US12/337,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177992A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,149 Days
• Field of Search: 715714, 715771, 715772
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14212 Pumping with an aspiration and an expulsion action
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14228 with linear peristaltic action, i.e. comprising at least three pressurising members or a helical member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14232 Roller pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2016 Rotation, translation, scaling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/06 Intravenous injection support

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place. A method is disclosed for adding additional VTBI to an ongoing infusion without stopping the infusion and with maintaining the infusion parameters. A method and system is disclosed for changing the CCA without having to interrupt or completely stop an ongoing infusion. Quick titration buttons are provided to allow improved navigation between various delivery display screens.

Claims

1. A medical device operably connected to a medication management unit, the device comprising:

a display screen configured to display a first user interface,

the first user interface comprising;

a first display portion separately displaying a plurality of channel summary portions respectively corresponding to each channel of an infusion pump including a first channel summary portion and a second channel summary portion,

the first channel summary portion displaying first infusion parameters corresponding to a first fluid pump channel of the infusion pump and

the second channel summary portion displaying second infusion parameters corresponding to a second fluid pump channel of the infusion pump;

a second display portion separately displaying a plurality of channel programming portions respectively corresponding to each of the channels of the infusion pump including

a first channel programming portion including selectable screens for different first channel programming options and

a second channel programming portion including selectable screens for different second channel programming options,

wherein the first channel programming portion displaying programmable first infusion parameters corresponding to the first fluid pump channel of the infusion pump and the second channel programming portion displaying programmable second infusion parameters corresponding to the second fluid pump channel of the infusion pump, and

a third display portion separately displaying a plurality of channel alarm tabs corresponding to each of the channels of the infusion pump including a first channel alarm tab corresponding to the first fluid pump channel and a second channel alarm tab corresponding to the second fluid pump channel, each of the channel alarm tabs including a tab label portion and a tab content portion including an alarm description, and a direct alarm navigation link corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs, wherein the third display portion displays each of the tab label portions and only the tab content portion of the selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs;

wherein the first display portion, the second display portion, and the third display portion are simultaneously displayed on the first user interface and

wherein selection of the direct alarm navigation link of the selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs directly navigates the display screen to display a second user interface simultaneously displaying the first display portion, the second display portion, and the third display portion with the second display portion only displaying infusion parameters corresponding to the selected alarm navigation link of the selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs.

2. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the second user interface further includes a clear alarm portion that returns the display screen back to the first user interface based on user interaction with the clear alarm portion.

3. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the display screen remains on the first user interface for device level alarms.

4. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the alarm description further includes text corresponding to status of the respective fluid pump channel.

5. A medical device method for managing a display screen of a medication management unit, the medical device method comprising:

displaying, on a first user interface, a first display portion that separately displays a plurality of channel summary portions respectively corresponding to each channel of an infusion pump including a first channel summary portion and a second channel summary portion,

the first channel summary portion displaying first infusion parameters corresponding to a first fluid pump channel of the infusion pump, and

the second channel summary portion displaying second infusion parameters corresponding to a second fluid pump channel of the infusion pump;

displaying, on the first user interface, a second display portion that separately displays a plurality of channel programming portions respectively corresponding to each of the channels of the infusion pump including;

a first channel programming portion including selectable screens for different first channel programming options, and

a second channel programming portion including selectable screens for different second channel programming options,

wherein the first channel programming portion separately displaying programmable first infusion parameters corresponding to the first fluid pump channel of the infusion pump and the second channel programming portion displaying programmable second infusion parameters corresponding to the second fluid pump channel of the infusion pump; and

displaying, on the first user interface, a third display portion including a plurality of channel alarm tabs corresponding to each of the channels of the infusion pump including a first channel alarm tab corresponding to the first fluid pump channel and a second channel alarm tab corresponding to the second fluid pump channel, each of the channel alarm tabs including a tab label portion and a tab content portion including an alarm description, and a direct alarm navigation link corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs,

wherein the third display portion separately displays each of the tab label portions and only the tab content portion of the selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs; and

wherein the first display portion, the second display portion, and the third display portion are simultaneously displayed on the first user interface, and

wherein selection of the direct alarm navigation link of the selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs directly navigates the display screen to a second user interface, said second user interface simultaneously displaying the first display portion, the second display portion, and the third display portion with the second display portion displaying only infusion parameters corresponding to the selected alarm navigation link of the selected one of the plurality of channel alarm tabs.