Data entry system for an endoscopic examination

• US 20050075535A1
• Filed: 05/14/2004
• Published: 04/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus America Incorporated (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus America Incorporated (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Agarwal, Deepak, Cohen, Michael, Cotton, Peter B., Divinsky, Aaron, Shapiro, Marc, Pearson, Philip, Odlivak, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US10/846,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20050075535A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/101
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/555 for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera

Abstract

A method and system for capturing patient related data in an endoscopic system comprising an imaging node adapted to capture and display endoscopic images during the course of an endoscopic examination. The patient data capture system and method includes a display device that provides an interface to enable a user to enter data relating to a patient examined during the examination, including patient vital sign information at various phases of care relating to the endoscopic examination and, further including individual graphic controls for enabling entry of values relating to the patient'"'"'s vitals information. The entered patients vitals information is associated with a timestamp. The patient vitals information and associated timestamps are stored in a database record associated with the patient. Further data capable of being entered into the system includes medications administered, Aldrete scores and intraprocedural assessments.

Claims

1. A system for capturing patient related data in an endoscopic system comprising an imaging node adapted to capture endoscopic images during the course of an endoscopic examination, said patient data capture system comprising:

a display means for providing an interface to enable user to enter data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination, said data including patient vital sign information of said patient at various phases of care relating to said endoscopic examination and, said interface including individual graphic controls for enabling entry of values relating to said patients vitals information;

a means for associating entry of patients'"'"' vitals information with a timestamp;

a means for storing said patient vitals information and associated timestamps in a database record associated with said patient.

2. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 1, wherein said interface provides a grid of rows associated with a patient data to be captured and columns associated with different time intervals, said system providing means for enabling display of multiple columns for association with said timestamps.

3. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 1, wherein an individual graphic control comprises a slider mechanism adapted to be manipulated by a user controlled pointer device for entering said vitals information, wherein a position of the slider represents the value of the patient'"'"'s vital sign.

4. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 1, wherein an individual graphic control comprises a spinner mechanism comprising a first selectable display element for increasing the value in an associated text box and a second selectable display element for decreasing that value.

5. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes medication administered to said patient, said associating means further associating a timestamp with the medication administered.

6. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 5, further comprising search means for enabling query of a particular type of medication to be administered.

7. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 5, wherein said interface comprises means enabling entry of the strength for the medication.

8. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 5, wherein said interface comprises means enabling user entry of the dosage of the medication administered.

9. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 5, wherein said interface comprises means enabling user entry of a route taken for the medication and a unit for the medication.

10. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes a patient'"'"'s Aldrete score, said associating means further associating a timestamp with the recordation of the Aldrete score values.

11. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 10, further including means selectable by said user for providing a description of each Aldrete and associated score values.

12. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes any intraprocedural assessment, said associating means further associating a timestamp with the recordation of the assessment.

13. The system for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 1, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes data relating to a date, time, and details of an unplanned event.

14. A method for capturing patient related data in an endoscopic system comprising an imaging node adapted to capture endoscopic images during the course of an endoscopic examination, said method comprising steps of:

a) displaying an interface to enable user to enter data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination, said data including patient vital sign information of said patient at various phases of care relating to said endoscopic examination;

b) manipulating individual graphic controls provided via said interface for enabling entry of values relating to said patients vitals information;

c) associating entry of patients'"'"' vitals information with a timestamp; and

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d) storing said patient vitals information and associated timestamps in a database record associated with said patient.

15. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 14, wherein the step of displaying individual graphic controls comprises displaying a slider mechanism for one or more patient'"'"'s vital signs, said slider mechanism adapted to be manipulated by a user controlled pointer device for entering said vitals information, wherein a position of the slider represents the value of the patient'"'"'s vital sign.

16. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 14, wherein an individual graphic control comprises a spinner mechanism comprising a first selectable display element for increasing the value in an associated text box and a second selectable display element for decreasing that value.

17. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 14, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes medication administered to said patient, said associating step c) includes associating a timestamp with the medication administered.

18. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 17, further comprising the step of:

enabling query of a particular type of medication to be administered via said interface.

19. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 17, further comprising the step of enabling entry of the strength for the medication and a dosage administered.

20. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 17, further comprising the step of enabling entry of a route for the medication and a unit for the medication.

21. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 14, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes a patient'"'"'s Aldrete score, said associating step c) includes associating a timestamp with the recordation of the Aldrete score values.

22. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 14, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes any intraprocedural assessment, said associating step c) includes associating a timestamp with the recordation of the assessment.

23. The method for capturing patient related data as claimed in claim 14, wherein said interface provides a grid of rows associated with a patient data to be captured and columns associated with different time intervals, said method further including the step of enabling display of multiple columns for association with said timestamps.

24. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for capturing patient related data in an endoscopic system comprising an imaging node adapted to capture endoscopic images during the course of an endoscopic examination, said method steps comprising:

a) displaying an interface to enable user to enter data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination, said data including patient vital sign information of said patient at various phases of care relating to said endoscopic examination;

b) manipulating individual graphic controls provided via said interface for enabling entry of values relating to said patients vitals information;

c) associating entry of patients'"'"' vitals information with a timestamp; and

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d) storing said patient vitals information and associated timestamps in a database record associated with said patient.

25. The program storage device readable by a machine as claimed in claim 24, wherein the step of displaying individual graphic controls comprises displaying a slider mechanism for one or more patient'"'"'s vital signs, said slider mechanism adapted to be manipulated by a user controlled pointer device for entering said vitals information, wherein a position of the slider represents the value of the patient'"'"'s vital sign.

26. The program storage device readable by a machine as claimed in claim 24, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes medication administered to said patient, said associating step c) includes associating a timestamp with the medication administered.

27. The program storage device readable by a machine as claimed in claim 24, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes a patient'"'"'s Aldrete score, said associating step c) includes associating a timestamp with the recordation of the Aldrete score values.

28. The program storage device readable by a machine as claimed in claim 24, wherein said data relating to a patient examined during said endoscopic examination includes any intraprocedural assessment, said associating step c) includes associating a timestamp with the recordation of the assessment.

29. The program storage device readable by a machine as claimed in claim 24, wherein said interface provides a grid of rows associated with a patient data to be captured and columns associated with different time intervals, said method further including the step of enabling display of multiple columns for association with said timestamps.