Graphical user interface for phacoemulsification surgical system

• US 20060236242A1
• Filed: 04/11/2006
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcon Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Alcon Incorporated
• Inventors: Thoe, David A., Boukhny, Mikhail
• Granted Patent: US 7,870,505 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00977 the depression depth determining the power rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/00745 using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/973 Scroll tool, e.g. window scroll bar

Abstract

A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other display element includes a representation of the off-time. The representations show how the on-time and off-time change relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal. The representation show a constant time, or that a time increases or decreases as the foot pedal is pressed. To select a pulse mode, a user can scroll through different pulse representations by touching the screen at the display elements. The selected pulse mode can be continuous, pulse, burst, or a combination or derivation thereof.

Claims

1. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a controller and based on settings in a user interface displayed on a display screen, the user interface comprising:

a first display element that includes a representation of the on-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the controller, wherein a first on-time representation is changed to a second on-time representation in response to the display screen being touched at the first display element; and

a second display element that includes a representation of the off-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the controller, wherein a first off-time representation is changed to a second off-time representation in response to the display screen being touched at the second display element.

2. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a foot pedal and based on settings in a user interface displayed on a display screen, the user interface comprising:

a first display element that includes a representation of the on-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein multiple on-time representations can be sequentially displayed in the first display element by touching the display screen at the first display element to scroll through the on-time representations, the on-time representation that is displayed in the first display element being the selected on-time representation; and

a second display element that includes a representation of the off-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein multiple off-time representations can be sequentially displayed in the second display element by touching the display screen at the second display element to scroll through the off-time representations, the off-time representation that is displayed in the second display element being the selected off-time representation.

3. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a foot pedal and based on settings in a user interface displayed on a display screen, the user interface comprising:

a first display element that includes a linear representation of the on-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein the linear on-time representation is a decreasing linear or non-linear representation, a horizontal representation, or an increasing linear or non-linear representation, and wherein the on-time representations can be displayed in a menu in response to touching of the display screen at the first display element;

an on-time value that is displayed with the first display element and that indicates a value of the on-time of the pulses, wherein the on-time representation is displayed in the background relative to the on-time value;

a second display element that includes a linear representation of the off-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein the linear off-time representation is a decreasing linear or non-linear representation, a horizontal representation, or an increasing linear or non-linear representation, and wherein the off-time representations can be displayed in a menu in response to touching the display screen at the second display element; and

an off-time value display that indicates a value of the off-time of the pulses, wherein the off-time value display appears within the second display element and the off-time representation is displayed in the background relative to the off-time value.