METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZING MECHANICAL VENTILATION INFORMATION

• US 20130032147A1
• Filed: 08/04/2011
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Robinson, Scott William, Tzanetakis, Andreas, Brazy, Nathaniel, Powell, Bryan
• Application Number:
  US13/198,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20130032147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/204.18
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0027 pressure meter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/003 with a flowmeter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/1025 the O2 concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/1035 the anaesthetic agent concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• 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: A61M 2230/202 partial carbon oxide pressure, e.g. partial dioxide pressure (P-CO2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/205 partial oxygen pressure (P-O2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/42 Rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/432 partial CO2 pressure (P-CO2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/435 partial O2 pressure (P-O2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/437 the anaesthetic agent concentration

Abstract

A medical system having a ventilator is provided. The medical system includes a memory storing data related to patient and ventilator parameters. A processor is programmed to organize, in time, the data related to the patient and ventilator parameters. A viewer displays the patient and ventilator parameters for an overall monitoring time period on a timeline. A reference marker is displayed on the timeline to select a segment of the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to a past monitoring time, wherein the segment selected represents a time segment within the overall monitoring time period. The patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment are displayed.

Claims

1. A medical system having a ventilator, the medical system comprising:

a memory storing data related to patient and ventilator parameters;

a processor programmed to organize, in time, the data related to the patient and ventilator parameters; and

a viewer to;

display the patient and ventilator parameters for an overall monitoring time period on a timeline,

display a reference marker on the timeline selecting a segment of the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to a past monitoring time, wherein the segment selected represents a time segment within the overall monitoring time period, and

display the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment.

2. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the viewer further:

displays the patient and ventilator parameters over the overall monitoring time period on a master timeline; and

displays the reference marker as a master reference marker that is moveable along the master timeline.

3. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the viewer further:

displays the patient and ventilator parameters over the overall monitoring time period on a master timeline; and

displays the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment on a local timeline.

4. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the viewer further:

displays the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment on a local timeline; and

displays a local reference marker that is moveable along the local timeline to select data points on the local timeline.

5. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the viewer further displays the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment in at least one of a graphical or numerical format.

6. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the viewer is a touch screen display, the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment selectable by manipulating the reference marker with the touch screen display.

7. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the viewer further displays (i) alerts representing a patient parameter falling outside of a compliance range for the parameter or (ii) significant patient or ventilator related events.

8. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the viewer further displays the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment in multiple formats, the timeline associated with the overall monitoring time period displayed with each format such that the time segment defining a selected time reference is maintained when the multiple formats are displayed.

9. A method for presenting ventilator data, the method comprising:

storing data related to patient and ventilator parameters;

organizing, in time, the data related to the patient and ventilator parameters;

displaying the patient and ventilator parameters for an overall monitoring time period on a timeline;

displaying a reference marker on the timeline selecting a segment of the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to a past monitoring time, wherein the segment selected represents a time segment within the overall monitoring time period; and

displaying the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

displaying the patient and ventilator parameters over the overall monitoring time period on a master timeline; and

displaying the reference marker as a master reference marker that is moveable along the master timeline.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

displaying the patient and ventilator parameters over the overall monitoring time period on a master timeline; and

displaying the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment on a local timeline.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

displaying the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment on a local timeline; and

displaying a local reference marker that is moveable along the local timeline to select data points on the local timeline.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising displaying the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment in at least one of a graphical or numerical format.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising selecting the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment by manipulating the reference marker with a touch screen display.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising displaying alerts representing (i) a patient ventilator or parameter falling outside of a compliance range for the parameter or (ii) a significant patient or ventilator related event.

16. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

displaying the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment in multiple formats; and

displaying the timeline associated with the overall monitoring time period with each format.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for displaying ventilator information using a processor, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions to command the processor to:

store data related to patient and ventilator parameters;

organize, in time, the data related to the patient and ventilator parameters;

display the patient and ventilator parameters for an overall monitoring time period on a timeline;

display a reference marker on the timeline selecting a segment of the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to a past monitoring time, wherein the segment selected represents a time segment within the overall monitoring time period; and

display the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions command the processor to:

display the patient and ventilator parameters over the overall monitoring time period on a master timeline; and

display the reference marker as a master reference marker that is moveable along the master timeline.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions command the processor to:

display the patient and ventilator parameters over the overall monitoring time period on a master timeline; and

display the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment on a local timeline.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions command the processor to:

display the patient and ventilator parameters corresponding to the time segment on a local timeline; and

display a local reference marker that is moveable along the local timeline to select data points on the local timeline.