DISPLAYING VISUAL ELEMENTS ON A MEDICAL DEVICE

• US 20120176394A1
• Filed: 01/10/2011
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Vik, Daniel, Chandrasenan, Sreelal
• Granted Patent: US 9,190,010 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/582
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/066 for control of contrast
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A medical system includes a medical device and a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements. The plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of the medical device. The medical system also includes a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating in controlling visual appearance of the plurality of visual elements displayed on the display, and a visual profile selector for selecting at least one of the plurality of visual profiles based on a state of the medical device.

Claims

1. A medical system comprising:

a medical device;

a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements, wherein said plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of said medical device;

a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating in controlling visual appearance of said plurality of visual elements displayed on said display; and

a visual profile selector for selecting at least one of said plurality of visual profiles based on a state of said medical device.

2. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said medical device is an infusion pump.

3. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of visual elements are selected from a group consisting of:

text, text color, title bar, title bar text, title bar background, button border color, button text color, button color, selected button text color, selected button color, work flow, user inputs or graphical library.

4. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said functions of said medical device are selected from a group consisting of:

parameters, medicine or dosage.

5. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said at least one of said plurality of visual profiles are selected from a group consisting of:

a color, a pattern, a bitmap, a texture or a theme.

6. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of visual profiles comprise:

a set of color configuration vectors.

7. The medical system of claim 1, further comprising:

an ambient light sensor.

8. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said state of said medical device is selected from a group consisting of:

care area, power state, clinician, patient or ambient light.

9. A method for displaying visual elements, said method comprising:

generating a plurality of visual profiles;

selecting at least one of said plurality of visual profiles based on a state of a medical device; and

displaying a plurality of visual elements on a display of said medical device, wherein said displayed plurality of visual elements conform to said at least one selected plurality of visual profiles, and wherein said plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of said medical device,

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said generating a plurality of visual profiles selected from a group consisting of:

a color, a pattern, a bitmap, a texture or a theme.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said selecting said plurality of visual profiles based on a state of a medical system comprises:

selecting said plurality of visual profiles based on a state of a medical system, wherein said state of said medical system is selected from a group consisting of;

care area, power state, clinician, patient, ambient light.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said selecting said plurality of visual profiles based on a state of a medical system comprises:

selecting said plurality of visual profiles based on a state of an infusion pump.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said displaying a plurality of visual elements on a display of said medical device comprises:

displaying said plurality of visual elements on a display of said medical device, wherein said plurality of visual elements are selected from a group consisting of;

text, text color, title bar, title bar text, title bar background, button border color, button text color, button color, selected button text color, selected button color, work flow, input fields, graphical library, textures, background images, and grayscale patterns.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

measuring ambient light in proximity to said medical device.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

controlling display settings of said display screen.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said controlling display setting comprises:

controlling contrast of said display.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said controlling display setting comprises:

controlling backlight of said display.