A USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME

• US 20160202853A1
• Filed: 08/19/2014
• Published: 07/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
• Original Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
• Inventors: Lamprecht, Bernhard Florian, Salmon, Andrew Paul Maxwell
• Granted Patent: US 11,672,931 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0066 Blowers or centrifugal pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0069 the speed thereof being controlled by respiratory parameters, e.g. by inhalation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/1095 in the connecting tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/16 Devices to humidify the respiration air A61M16/1045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/15 Detection of leaks
• 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 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/02 Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

A breathing apparatus with a user interface comprising a display for displaying at least one menu item, a first button operable to sequentially cycle through and display a plurality of menu items, a second and optionally third button operable to configure a parameter of the selected menu item, and a fourth button operable to confirm the change of a parameter of the selected menu item, wherein the parameter is a respiratory parameter and/or other breathing apparatus parameter.

Claims

1. A breathing apparatus with a user interface comprising a display for displaying at least one menu item, a first button operable to sequentially cycle through and display a plurality of menu items, a second and optionally third button operable to configure a parameter of the selected menu item, and a fourth button operable to confirm the change of a parameter of the selected menu item, wherein the parameter is a respiratory parameter and/or other breathing apparatus parameter.

2. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fourth button is operable to cause the display to display a home screen/first menu item from the selected menu item.

3. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second button is operable to increase the value of the parameter and the third button is operable to decrease the value of the parameter.

4. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the fourth button is operable to confirm the parameter configuration.

5. A breathing apparatus according to claim 4 wherein after operating the fourth button to confirm the parameter configuration, the display displays a home screen/first menu item.

6. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein after operating the second and/or third button the first button is operable to reject the parameter configuration.

7. A breathing apparatus according to claim 6 wherein after operating the first button to reject the parameter configuration, the display displays a home screen/first menu item.

8. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the second button and/or third button is/are operable to sequentially cycle through and display a plurality of lower level menu items.

9. A breathing apparatus according to claim 8 wherein after operating the second and/or third button, the first or the fourth button are operable to display the home screen/first menu item on the display.

14. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the menu item and/or parameter relate to one or more of:

information relating to user and device data;

humidity such as level of humidification;

treatment pressure;

ramp time;

automatic ramp;

wakefulness dependent pressure control;

temperature control;

heated tube temperature;

clock and time settings;

an alarm with setting options for the alarm;

screen brightness;

leak such as mask leak and threshold for responding to mask leak;

notification relating to presence of peripherals such as USB or network connection;

images relating to user feedback and vendor logos.

15. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the display is for displaying a single menu item at one time.

16. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the display is for displaying two or more menu items at one time.

17. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of the second and third buttons could be marked with one of:

An upwards arrow or triangle;

“

UP”

.

18. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of the second and third buttons could be marked with one of:

An downwards arrow or triangle;

“

DOWN”

.

19. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein after sequentially cycling through and displaying the plurality of menu items, the first menu item is displayed again.

20. A breathing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the breathing apparatus is a CPAP apparatus and the respiratory parameter is a CPAP parameter.

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21. A method of operating a breathing apparatus comprising a display for displaying one or more menu item(s), and at least four buttons, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying one of a set of menu items,

(b) receiving input from a first button being pressed,

(c) displaying the next in the set of menu items,

(d) receiving input from either a second or third button being pressed, and

(e) displaying a change in parameter associated with the displayed menu item, and/or

(f) displaying data or a menu time from a lower level menu,

wherein a parameter is a respiratory parameter and/or other breathing apparatus parameter.

22. A method according to claim 21 further comprising the steps of:

(g) receiving input from a fourth button,

(h) optionally confirming the change in parameter,

(i) displaying the home screen/first menu item.

23. A method according to claim 21 further comprising the steps of:

receiving input from the first button, and

displaying a home screen/first menu item of the set of menu items and/or rejecting the change in parameter.

24. A method according to claim 21 wherein after sequentially cycling through and displaying the set of menu items, the first menu item is displayed again.

25. A method according to claim 21 wherein the breathing apparatus is a CPAP apparatus and the respiratory parameter is a CPAP parameter.