SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESSLY CONTROLLING MEDICAL DEVICES

• US 20160007937A1
• Filed: 09/24/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Georgiev, Emil Markov, Robinson, Scott William, Upton, Bayne Robin
• Granted Patent: US 10,231,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0271 using a remote monitoring unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• 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: 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: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

Systems and methods for wirelessly controlling medical devices are provided. One system includes a portable user interface having a housing and a communication module within the housing configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one medical device. The portable user interface also includes a display displaying a graphical user interface to control the at least one medical device remotely, wherein the displayed graphical user interface corresponds to a control interface of the at least one medical device.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a medical device from a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

establishing bi-directional communication between a portable electronic device and a select medical device from a plurality of medical devices;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display of the portable electronic device, the GUI includes user selectable elements based on a control interface of the select medical device;

adjusting a setting of the select medical device based on a selection of the user selectable elements from the portable electronic device; and

receiving feedback from the select medical device in response to the adjusted setting.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising viewing monitoring data acquired by the select medical device on the display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the plurality of medical devices based on a proximity of the plurality of medical devices from the portable electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a location of the plurality of medical devices with respect to a medical setting on the display.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving updated patient information at the portable electronic device;

and

transmitting the updated patient information to a medical data system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback includes changes in a monitored condition of a patient coupled to the select medical device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the GUI from a plurality of preloaded GUIs stored on the portable electronic device based on the select medical device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of medical devices includes at least one of a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a ventilator, or an electrocardiogram.

9. A portable electronic device comprising:

a display;

a memory for storing programmed instructions; and

one or more processors to execute the programmed instructions by performing the following operations;

establishing bi-directional communication with a select medical device from a plurality of medical devices;

displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, the GUI includes user selectable elements based on a control interface of the select medical device;

adjusting a setting of the select medical device based on a selection of the user selectable elements; and

receiving feedback from the select medical device in response to the adjusted setting.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 9, the one or more processors further receiving monitoring data acquired by the select medical device, and displaying the monitoring data on the display.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 9, the one or more processors further receiving updated patient information at the portable electronic device, and transmitting the updated patient information to a medical data system.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the feedback includes changes in a monitored condition of a patient coupled to the select medical device.

13. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the memory includes a plurality of pre-loaded GUIs;

the one or more processors further selecting the GUI from the plurality of pre-loaded GUIs stored on the memory based on the select medical device.

14. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein the plurality of medical devices includes at least one of a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a ventilator, or an electrocardiogram.

15. A tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more programmed instructions configured to direct one or more processors to:

establish bi-directional communication between a portable electronic device and a select medical device from a plurality of medical devices;

display a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display of the portable electronic device, the GUI includes user selectable elements based on a control interface of the select medical device;

adjust a setting of the select medical device based on a selection of the user selectable elements from the portable electronic device; and

receive feedback from the select medical device in response to the adjusted setting.

16. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more processor are further directed to receive monitoring data acquired by the select medical device, and display the monitoring data on a display of the portable electronic device.

17. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more processor are further directed to detect the plurality of medical devices based on a proximity of the plurality of medical devices from the portable electronic device.

18. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more processor are further directed to display a location of the plurality of medical devices with respect to a medical setting on the display.

19. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more processor are further directed to receive updated patient information at the portable electronic device, and transmit the updated patient information to a medical data system.

20. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more processor are further directed to select the GUI from a plurality of pre-loaded GUIs stored on the portable electronic device based on the select medical device.