USER INTERFACES FOR DIALYSIS DEVICES

• US 20120154264A1
• Filed: 12/17/2010
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Original Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Inventors: Wang, Fei, Crnkovich, Martin Joseph, Levin, Roland, Kotsos, Michael Emmanuel
• Granted Patent: US 9,408,958 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/16 with membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1601 Control or regulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3576 with non implanted data transmission devices, e.g. using external transmitter or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

In general, a dialysis device includes a first processing device for monitoring dialysis functions of the dialysis device, a second processing device, a display device, and memory. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the dialysis device to provide, on the display device, a first display region and a second display region, where the first display region is associated with the first processing device and the second display region is associated with the second processing device. At least a portion of the first display region cannot be obscured by the second display region.

Claims

1. A dialysis device comprising:

a first processing device for monitoring dialysis functions of the dialysis device;

a second processing device;

a display device; and

memory configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the dialysis device to;

provide, on the display device, a first display region and a second display region, the first display region being associated with the first processing device and the second display region being associated with the second processing device;

wherein at least a portion of the first display region cannot be obscured by the second display region.

2. The dialysis device of claim 1, wherein, at a given point in time, only one of the first display region and the second display region can respond to input received from an input device.

3. The dialysis device of claim 1, wherein the first display region comprises information associated with a dialysis treatment session.

4. The dialysis device of claim 1, wherein the first display region comprises one or more notifications associated with a dialysis treatment session.

5. The dialysis device of claim 1, wherein the second display region comprises information associated with one or more medical records.

6. The dialysis device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the dialysis device to designate either the first display region or the second display region as an active display region.

7. The dialysis device of claim 6, wherein designating either the first display region or the second display region as an active display region comprises designating, for a given point in time, which of the first display region and the second display region can respond to input received from an input device.

8. The dialysis device of claim 6, wherein the dialysis device is configured to automatically designate the first display region as the active display region in response to a predetermined event.

9. The dialysis device of claim 8, wherein the predetermined event comprises one or more notifications associated with a dialysis treatment session.

10. The dialysis device of claim 1, wherein the first display region and the second display region comprise a first viewing pane and a second viewing pane, respectively.

11. The dialysis device of claim 1, wherein the dialysis device is configured to present the first display region and the second display region in a first dedicated display region of the display device and a second dedicated display region of the display device, respectively.

12. The dialysis device of claim 11, wherein the dialysis device is configured to simultaneously present the first display region in the first dedicated display region and the second display region in the second dedicated display region.

13. The dialysis device of claim 11, wherein the first dedicated display region and the second dedicated display region are arranged side by side.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the second display region presents information associated with one or more medical records.

14. A method comprising:

providing, on a display device associated with a dialysis machine, a first display region and a second display region, the first display region being associated with a first processing device of the dialysis machine and the second display region being associated with a second processing device of the dialysis machine; and

preventing at least a portion of the first display region from being obscured by the second display region.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising enabling, at a given point in time, only one of the first display region and the second display region to respond to input received from an input device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the first display region presents information associated with a dialysis treatment session.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the first display region presents one or more notifications associated with a dialysis treatment session.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising causing the dialysis device to designate either the first display region or the second display region as an active display region.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein designating either the first display region or the second display region as an active display region comprises designating, for a given point in time, which of the first display region and the second display region can respond to input received from an input device.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising automatically designating the first display region as the active display region in response to a predetermined event.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the predetermined event comprises one or more notifications associated with a dialysis treatment session.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein the first display region and the second display region comprise a first viewing pane and a second viewing pane, respectively.

24. The method of claim 14, further comprising presenting the first display region and the second display region in a first dedicated display region of the display device and a second dedicated display region of the display device, respectively.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising simultaneously presenting the first display region in the first dedicated display region and the second display region in the second dedicated display region.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising arranging the first dedicated display region and the second dedicated display region side by side.

27. A method of providing dialysis treatment comprising:

providing, on a display device associated with a dialysis machine during dialysis treatment of a patient, a first display region and a second display region, the first display region being associated with a first processing device of the dialysis machine and the second display region being associated with a second processing device of the dialysis machine; and

preventing at least a portion of the first display region from being obscured by the second display region;

wherein the first display region is configured to present information about the dialysis treatment and the second region is configured to present one or more medical records associated with the patient.