Systems and Methods for a Graphical Interface including a Graphical Representation of Medical Data

• US 20130047113A1
• Filed: 08/17/2012
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Robert M. Hume
• Inventors: Ruchti, Timothy L., Ban, Tamas, Hume, James A., Mayer, Robert, Lee, Devy Amy, Ott, Gabriele, Arvelo, Candida, Khair, Mohammad M., Hedlund, Nancy H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,240,002 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems and methods for a graphical interface including a graphical representation of medical data. The graphical interface platform may receive medical data and provide medical safety reporting capabilities including reporting of history data and real-time visual monitoring data. The graphical interface platform may be configured to identify potential problems and corrections to medical devices in operation while a reporting cycle is underway through visual representation of performance metrics.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving real-time data associated with operation of medical devices;

processing the data to determine medical devices operating within and outside of predetermined conditions; and

providing on a display a graphical representation of operations of the medical devices, wherein the graphical representation includes an indication of one of medical devices operating within the predetermined conditions, medical devices operating outside of the predetermined conditions, and medical devices operating in a manner which indicates a potentially harmful physiological condition of a patient associated with the medical devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication of a given medical device includes a least one icon, and wherein the graphical representation of operations of the medical devices includes a histogram of said at least one icon.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

receiving real-time data associated with operation of medical devices;

processing the data to determine medical devices operating within and outside of predetermined conditions; and

providing a graphical representation of operations of the medical devices, wherein the graphical representation includes one of an indication of medical devices operating within the predetermined conditions, medical devices operating outside of the predetermined conditions, and medical devices operating in a manner which indicates a potentially harmful physiological condition of a patient associated with the medical devices.

4. A method comprising:

receiving real-time data associated with operation of medical devices;

processing the data to determine medical devices operating within and outside of predetermined conditions; and

providing a graphical representation of operations of the medical devices, wherein the graphical representation is configured to have rows and columns, wherein each column includes information related to a given clinical care area and each row of a given column includes information related to a given medical device located in the given clinical care area, wherein the information related to the given medical device includes an indication of the operation of the medical device and an indication of a number and status of IV bags associated with the medical device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the information related to the given medical device includes graphical icons, and wherein a color of the graphical icons indicates a status of the medical device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the graphical icons are selectable to cause information retrieval functions to be performed and real-time data regarding the operation of the medical device associated with the selected graphical icon to be displayed.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the medical devices include infusion pumps and an indication of the number of IV bags associated with the medical device includes graphical icons, and wherein a color of the graphical icons indicates a channel of the infusion pump to which the IV bag is associated, and wherein the graphical icons representing the IV bags are colored so as to illustrate a current percentage filled condition of the IV bags.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

receiving real-time data associated with operation of medical devices;

processing the data to determine medical devices operating within and outside of predetermined conditions; and

providing a graphical representation of operations of the medical devices, wherein the graphical representation is configured to have rows and columns, wherein each column includes information related to a given clinical care area and each row of a given column includes information related to a given medical device located in the given clinical care area, wherein the information related to the given medical device includes an indication of the operation of the medical device and an indication of a number and status of IV bags associated with the medical device.

9. A method of monitoring and managing medical devices, the method comprising:

receiving real-time data associated with operation of medical devices, the data including at least one current condition associated with operation of the medical devices;

processing the data to generate a display of the at least one current condition associated with operation of the medical devices; and

providing on the display a graphical representation of at least some of the medical devices, wherein the graphical representation conveys summary information by including a visual indicator of the at least one current condition and is drill-down activatable for a given medical device such that when activated detailed information from the received real-time data is displayed for the given medical device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising a step of displaying on the display at least one menu that allows a clinician/viewer to selectively filter the graphical representations to be displayed using a display filter selected from a group of display filters consisting of clinical care area, medication, medical device power mode, medical device and asset number.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the display filter includes multiple display settings and includes a display setting that is all inclusive.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising a step of displaying on the display at least one menu that allows a clinician/viewer to selectively filter the graphical representations without first selecting a patient from the display.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the activation of the graphical visual representation is accomplished by one of hovering a cursor over the graphical visual representation and clicking a cursor while the cursor is positioned on the graphical visual representation.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the graphical representation a given medical device includes a least one icon.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one icon is a circular dot.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

accumulating the real-time data received over time so as to form historical data;

displaying a selectable tab for generating historical reports accessible on the display that has a graphical visual representation of at least some of the medical devices;

when the selectable tab is activated by the clinician/viewer, providing on the display a time period selection menu for a clinician/viewer to use to define a time period of interest; and

generating on the display an ad hoc historical report relating to the operation of medical devices during the time period of interest based upon the historical data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the time period selection menu is provided as a drop-down menu that allows the clinician/viewer to selectively define the time period of interest as a time period selected from a group of time periods consisting of an hour, a series of consecutive hours, a portion of a predefined work shift, a predefined work shift, a day, a series of consecutive days, a week, a series of consecutive weeks, a month, a series of consecutive months, a quarter, a year, a series of consecutive years, and from a given beginning date to given ending date.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the summary information, the detailed information and the selectable tab for generating historical reports are all provided on a first screen of the display and are thereby initially accessible to the clinician/viewer without requiring navigation to a second screen.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one condition is one of medical devices operating within the predetermined conditions, medical devices operating outside of the predetermined conditions, and medical devices operating in a manner which indicates a physiological parameter of a patient deviating from a therapy goal.