ZOOM PANE FOR A CENTRAL MONITORING DEVICE

• US 20110010193A1
• Filed: 02/02/2009
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Zheng, Chuan, Meschisen, Kathleen R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,898,583 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

In a clinical environment, where multiple patients reside at any given time, central patient monitoring stations (10), such as nurses stations exist to consolidate information gathered concerning physiological parameters of the patients. The data is displayed in several panes (22) of a display (18) of the monitoring station (10). Due to certain size limitations of the display (18), it is often difficult to discern the data displayed on the panes (22), or to even display all of the data that is being gathered. A user can enlarge any given pane (22) into a zoomed pane (32) that offers greater functionality of any other pane (22), without completely obscuring, or adjusting the size of any other pane (22).

Claims

1. A patient monitoring station that receives and displays patient data, the patient monitoring station comprising:

a display that displays a plurality of panes;

a controller programmed to control the display such that each pane displays selected patient data such that each pane is selectable by a user to become an enlarged, zoomed pane without affecting a size of any other of the plurality of panes.

2. The patient monitoring station as set forth in claim 1, wherein the zoomed pane overlays and obscures a portion of adjacent panes and does not completely obscure any adjacent pane.

3. The patient monitoring station as set forth in claim 1, wherein the zoomed pane is anchored to the position of the pane that the user selected to enlarge.

4. The patient monitoring station as set forth in claim 1, wherein the zoomed pane includes a greater amount of information than the other panes.

5. The patient monitoring station as set forth in claim 4, wherein the greater amount of information includes a longer waveform than displayed in other panes.

6. The patient monitoring station as set forth in claim 4, wherein the greater amount of information includes a greater number of displayed parameters than in other panes.

7. The patient monitoring station as set forth in claim 1, wherein the zoomed pane includes an icon toolbar from which the user can select commands that affect the display of the zoomed pane.

8. A patient monitoring network comprising:

at least one parameter monitoring device for monitoring at least one physiological parameter of a patient;

at least one data buffer for temporarily storing data from the at least one parameter monitoring device and relaying the data; and

the patient monitoring station as set forth in claim 1 for displaying data relayed by the at least one buffer.

9. A method of displaying monitored parameters comprising:

displaying at least one monitored parameter associated with a patient in one of a plurality of panes of a display;

selecting one of the plurality of panes to become an enlarged, zoomed pane;

enlarging the zoomed pane without affecting a size of any other of the plurality of panes.

10. The method as set forth in claim 9, further including:

partially overlaying portions of panes adjacent the zoomed pane on the display without completely overlaying any other pane.

11. The method as set forth in claim 9, further including:

anchoring the zoomed pane to the position of the pane that the user selected to enlarge.

12. The method as set forth in claim 9, further including:

displaying additional information on the zoomed pane that is not displayed on any of the plurality of panes.

13. The method as set forth in claim 12, wherein the step of displaying additional information includes displaying a greater amount of waveform information.

14. The method as set forth in claim 12, wherein the step of displaying additional information includes displaying a greater number of parameters.

15. The method as set forth in claim 9, further including:

displaying an icon toolbar on the zoomed pane that includes user selectable icons for interacting with the current zoomed pane.

16. The method as set forth in claim 9, further including:

changing the appearance of the zoomed pane in response to an alarm condition triggered by the controller.

17. A monitoring station including a display and a controller programmed to control the display to perform the method as set forth in claim 9.

18. A patient monitoring network comprising:

a plurality of patient monitoring devices for monitoring at least one physiological parameter of a patient;

at least one buffer for temporarily storing data from the at least one parameter monitoring device and relaying the data; and

the monitoring station as set forth in claim 17.

19. A computer readable medium carrying software which when loaded on a processor controls an attached display to perform the method as set forth in claim 9.

20. A patient monitoring device that compiles data concerning a plurality of patients on a display including a plurality of panes, each pane being associated with a single patient, the monitoring device characterized by:

an enlarged, zoomed pane that is anchored to the position of a selected underlying pane that partially, but not completely, obscures neighboring panes without adjusting a size of any other of the plurality of panes.