MOBILE MEDICAL DEVICE IMAGE AND SERIES NAVIGATION

• US 20100131294A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Gill, Sukhdeep, Venon, Medhi, Janicki, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 8,543,415 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/88 Medical equipments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for mobile access to clinical information. Certain embodiments provide a mobile medical computing device system. The system includes a mobile medical computing device providing for display of, interaction with, and manipulation of medical images and patient data, the mobile medical computing device in communication with a clinical information system to exchange clinical content related to the medical images and patient data.

Claims

1. A mobile medical computing device system, said system comprising:

a mobile medical computing device providing for display of, interaction with, and manipulation of medical images and patient data, the mobile medical computing device in communication with a clinical information system to exchange clinical content related to the medical images and patient data.

2. A mobile medical device, said device comprising:

a user interface for display of and interaction with medical content retrieved from one or more clinical systems, wherein a user can manipulate content, access different content, and collaborate with other users to analyze and report on exams and other medical content,

the mobile medical device including a plurality of modes, wherein a change in device orientation results in a change in device mode and set of available tools without closing or losing a patient context and one or more previous screens of patient information.

3. The mobile medical device of claim 2, wherein images can be manipulated, annotated, highlighted, and measured via the device.

4. The mobile medical device of claim 2 further comprising enterprise functionality and real-time collaboration for a user to collaborate on a document in real time with other users and access and change content from the one or more clinical systems.

5. The mobile medical device of claim 2, wherein each device mode includes different content and associated tools.

6. The mobile medical device of claim 2, further comprising an accelerometer detecting motion of the device and allowing a user to navigate through different screens of patient content and functionality based on the detected motion.

7. The mobile medical device of claim 2, wherein user can navigate through an exam'"'"'s content over multiple worklist items without going back to the worklist.

8. The mobile medical device of claim 2, further comprising multi-touch interface recognition.

9. The mobile medical device of claim 8, wherein multi-touch capability is provided to manipulate and modify content.

10. The mobile medical device of claim 9, wherein, using multi-touch, a user can draw shapes and annotate to generate measurements, highlight abnormal structure, and add textual comments to an image.

11. The mobile medical device of claim 6, wherein a certain sequence of device movement allows a user to at least one of undo, erase, or reset changes to a default device setting by tracking at least one of a position and orientation of the device.

12. The mobile medical device of claim 2, wherein enterprise functions are provided to enable a user to collaborate with one or more other users regarding patient information and analysis without switching or leaving a clinical context being reviewed, and wherein the enterprise functions allow users to exchange medical data without losing a current state of the clinical context.

13. The mobile medical device of claim 2, wherein the device provides a unified communication point for querying and accessing information from a plurality of clinical information systems.

14. The mobile medical device of claim 2, wherein user authentication is facilitated at the mobile medical device based device identification information and entry of a personal identification number by the user.

15. A method for clinical image and information review and manipulation via a mobile medical device, said method comprising:

providing a user interface for display of and interaction with medical content retrieved from one or more clinical systems, wherein a user can manipulate content, access different content, and collaborate with other users to analyze and report on exams and other medical content; and

selecting a mode for the mobile medical device from a plurality of modes, wherein a change in device orientation results in a change in device mode and set of available tools without closing or losing a patient context and one or more previous screens of patient information.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising manipulating, annotating, highlighting, and measuring an image via the device.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising providing enterprise functionality and real-time collaboration for a user to collaborate on a document in real time with other users and access and change content from the one or more clinical systems.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein each device mode includes different content and associated tools.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising detecting motion of the device and allowing a user to navigate through different screens of patient content and functionality based on the detected motion.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising accepting multi-touch user input to draw shapes and annotate to generate measurements, highlight abnormal structure, and add textual comments to an image.