Graphical operator machine interface and method for information entry and selection in a dialysis machine
First Claim
1. A dialysis machine having a graphical operator machine interface ("OMI") by which to establish machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters employed by the dialysis machine in a dialysis treatment, wherein the graphical OMI comprises:
- a graphical screen by which to access, select, display and enter information;
means accessible through the graphical screen for displaying on the graphical screen in a first screen display a first predetermined group of a plurality of predetermined machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters used by the dialysis machine in a dialysis treatment;
means accessible through the graphical screen for entering parameter selection information at the first screen display to select a second selected group of the parameters from the first group, the second selected group formed by a lesser number of the parameters than are present in the first group; and
means responsive to the parameter selection information entered at the first screen display for displaying the second selected group of parameters on the graphical screen in a second screen display, the second screen display being different from the first screen display.
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Abstract
A graphical operator machine interface for a dialysis machine and a method of graphically programming the dialysis machine involves graphically accessing substantially all typical machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters employed in a typical dialysis treatment, and graphically entering selections with respect to each of the selected parameters. The selections of the individual parameters establish display screens which individually present the selected parameters. The selections of the individual parameters also allow the operator to establish values for those selected parameters. The parameters include those involved for setup of the machine for dialysis treatment, those monitored during treatment, the alarm limits established during the treatment, and parameters which allow the automatic initiation of machine functionality prior to the use of the machine for treatments.
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38 Claims
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1. A dialysis machine having a graphical operator machine interface ("OMI") by which to establish machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters employed by the dialysis machine in a dialysis treatment, wherein the graphical OMI comprises:
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a graphical screen by which to access, select, display and enter information; means accessible through the graphical screen for displaying on the graphical screen in a first screen display a first predetermined group of a plurality of predetermined machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters used by the dialysis machine in a dialysis treatment; means accessible through the graphical screen for entering parameter selection information at the first screen display to select a second selected group of the parameters from the first group, the second selected group formed by a lesser number of the parameters than are present in the first group; and means responsive to the parameter selection information entered at the first screen display for displaying the second selected group of parameters on the graphical screen in a second screen display, the second screen display being different from the first screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of programming a dialysis machine using a graphical operator machine interface to establish machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters employed by the dialysis machine in a dialysis treatment, comprising the steps of:
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using a graphical screen to access, select, display and enter information; displaying in a first screen display on the graphical screen a first predetermined group of a plurality of predetermined machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters used by the dialysis machine in a dialysis treatment; and entering parameter selection information on the graphical screen at the first screen display to select a second selected group of the parameters from the first group, the second selected group formed by a lesser number of the parameters than are present in the first group; and
thereafterdisplaying the second selected group of parameters on the graphical screen in a second screen display, the second screen display being different from the first screen display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A dialysis machine having a graphical operator machine interface ("OMI") by which to establish machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters employed by the dialysis machine in a dialysis treatment, wherein the graphical OMI comprises:
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a graphical screen by which to access, select, display and enter information; a screen display circuit connected to the graphical screen to display on the graphical screen a plurality of screen displays, the plurality of screen displays include a first screen display of a first predetermined group of a plurality of predetermined machine operating and dialysis treatment parameters; and a touch-responsive input circuit connected to the graphical screen and to the screen display circuit, each screen display on the graphical screen being correlated with the input circuit to allow touch-responsive entering of information correlated to the screen display; the input circuit responding to entered information from the first display screen to identify a plurality of parameters from the first predetermined group and to assemble the identified parameters from the first predetermined group into a second selected group formed of a lesser number of the parameters than are present in the first predetermined group; and the screen display circuit responding to the identification of the second selected group of parameters to display the second selected group of parameters on the graphical screen in a second screen display, the second screen display being different from the first screen display. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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