USER INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES

• US 20090183147A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hospira Incorporated (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Fathallah, Marwan A., Silkaitis, Raymond P., Davis, Glenn, Cozmi, Mihaela, Marino, Angela
• Application Number:
  US12/337,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20090183147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/168
• 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 method for setting a default far view display parameter at a medical device operably connected to a medication management unit, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface for modifying a drug library of the medication management unit;

receiving a default far view setting input;

updating the drug library with the default far view setting input; and

transmitting the updated drug library to a memory of the medical device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the updated drug library at the medical device with the default far view setting;

providing a near view display at the medical device;

determining the default far view setting from the received updated drug library; and

displaying one of a VTBI display or a volume infused display at a far view delivery screen based on the determined default far view setting.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

receiving a request to change the default far view setting at the medical device; and

modifying the far view delivery screen based on the received request to change the default setting.

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

a display screen configured to present a near view delivery screen and a far view delivery screen, wherein the near view delivery screen includes a hotspot for immediately transitioning to the far view delivery screen and wherein the far view delivery screen includes a hot spot to immediately transition to the near view delivery screen.

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

a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing programming code to;

display a near view delivery screen;

transition to a far view delivery screen in response to receiving an input from a user, wherein the input from the user comprises a signal generated by touch of the displayed near view delivery screen.