Graphical user interface for selecting pulse parameters in a phacoemulsification surgical system

• US 7,945,341 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Issued: 05/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcon Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Alcon Incorporated
• Inventors: Thoe, David, Boukhny, Mikhail
• Primary Examiner(s): Shechtman; Sean P
• Application Number:
  US11/170,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20060235307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,147 Days
• Field of Search: 700 11- 16, 700/83, 700/87, 700/90, 702/89, 702/104, 600/126, 606/1, 606/107, 604/22, 604/120, 715/700, 715784-787, 715/830, 715/973, 345/23, 345/24, 345/173
• US Class Current: 700/83
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00977 the depression depth determining the power rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/00745 using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/973 Scroll tool, e.g. window scroll bar

Abstract

A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other display element includes a representation of the off-time. The representations show how the on-time and off-time change relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal. The representation show a constant time, or that a time increases or decreases as the foot pedal is pressed. To select a pulse mode, a user can scroll through different pulse representations by touching the screen at the display elements. The selected pulse mode can be continuous, pulse, burst and other modes.

Claims

1. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a controller based on settings displayed on a display screen, the user interface comprising:

a first display element that includes a representation of the on-time relative to a position of the controller, wherein the on-time representation is changed to a different on-time representation in response to touching the display screen at the first display element; and

a second display element that includes a representation of the off-time relative to a position of the controller, wherein the off-time representation is changed to a different off-time representation in response to touching the display screen at the second display element,

the on-time and off-time representations being selected to generate pulses in a desired mode.

2. The user interface of claim 1, wherein at least three different on-time representations are sequentially displayed in the first display element by touching the display screen at the first display element to scroll through the at least three on-time representations.

3. The user interface of claim 2, wherein the on-time representation is replaced by a different on-time representation each time the display screen is touched.

4. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the on-time representation is linear.

5. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear on-time representation is an increasing linear on-time representation that represents the on-time increasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.

6. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear on-time representation is a horizontal linear on-time representation that represents the on-time remaining substantially constant regardless of movement of the foot pedal.

7. The user interface of claim 4, wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear on-time representation is a decreasing linear on-time representation that represents the on-time decreasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.

8. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising an adjustment element that is displayed on the display screen and associated with the on-time, wherein an on-time value is adjusted by touching the display screen at the adjustment element.

9. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising an on-time value display within the first display element that indicates an on-time value.

10. The user interface of claim 1, wherein at least three on-time representations are presented in a menu that is displayed on the display screen in response to touching the display screen at the first display element.

11. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the on-time representation is non-linear.

12. The user interface of claim 11, wherein the non-linear on-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.

13. The user interface of claim 1, wherein at least three different off-time representations are sequentially displayed in the second display element by touching the display screen at the second display element to scroll through the at least three off-time representations.

14. The user interface of claim 13, wherein the current off-time representation is replaced by a different off-time representation each time the display screen is touched.

15. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the off-time representation is linear.

16. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear off-time representation is an increasing linear off-time representation that represents the off-time increasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.

17. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear off-time representation is a horizontal linear off-time representation that represents the off-time remaining substantially constant regardless of movement of the foot pedal.

18. The user interface of claim 15, wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear off-time representation is a decreasing linear off-time representation that represents the off-time decreasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.

19. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising an adjustment element that is displayed on the display screen and associated with the off-time, wherein an off-time value is adjusted by touching the display screen at the adjustment element.

20. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising an off-time value display within the second display element that indicates an off-time value.

21. The user interface of claim 1, wherein at least three off-time representations are presented in a menu that is displayed on the display screen in response to touching the display screen at the second display element.

22. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the off-time representation is non-linear.

23. The user interface of claim 22, wherein the non-linear off-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.

24. The user interface of claim 1, wherein a total number of available pulse modes is calculated by multiplying the number of on-time representations and the number of off-time representations.

25. The user interface of claim 24, wherein nine pulse modes can be selected with three on-time representations and three off-time representations.

26. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the phacoemulsification surgical system generates pulse mode pulses when the on-time representation in the first display element is a horizontal linear representation that represents the on-time remaining substantially constant, and the off-time representation in the second display element is a horizontal linear representation that represents the off-time remaining substantially constant.

27. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the phacoemulsification surgical system generates burst mode pulses when the on-time representation in the first display element is a horizontal linear representation that represents the on-time remaining substantially constant, and the off-time representation in the second display element is a decreasing linear representation that represents the off-time decreasing linearly in response to movement of the controller.

28. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the current off-time representation is changed using a menu.

29. The user interface of claim 1, wherein the current on-time representation is changed using a menu.

30. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a controller based on settings displayed on a display screen, wherein the controller is a foot pedal, the user interface comprising:

a first display element that includes a selected representation of the on-time relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein at least three on-time representations are sequentially displayed in the first display element by touching the display screen at the first display element to scroll through the at least three on-time representations, the on-time representation that is displayed in the first display element being the selected on-time representation; and

a second display element that includes a selected representation of the off-time relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein at least three off-time representations are sequentially displayed in the second display element by touching the display screen at the second display element to scroll through the at least three off-time representations, the off-time representation that is displayed in the second display element being the selected off-time representation,

the on-time and off-time representations being selected to generate pulses in a desired mode.

31. The user interface of claim 30, wherein the current on-time representation is replaced by a different on-time representation each time the display screen is touched.

32. The user interface of claim 30, wherein the on-time representation is linear.

33. The user interface of claim 30, further comprising an on-time value display within the first display element that indicates an on-time value.

34. The user interface of claim 30, wherein the on-time representation is non-linear.

35. The user interface of claim 34, wherein the non-linear on-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.

36. The user interface of claim 30, wherein the current off-time representation is replaced by a different off-time representation each time the display screen is touched.

37. The user interface of claim 30, wherein the off-time representation is linear.

38. The user interface of claim 30, further comprising an off-time value display within the second display element that indicates an off-time value.

39. The user interface of claim 30, wherein the off-time representation is non-linear.

40. The user interface of claim 39, wherein the non-linear off-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.

41. The user interface of claim 30, wherein nine pulse modes can be selected with three on-time representations and three off-time representations.

42. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a foot pedal and based on settings in a user interface displayed on a display screen, the user interface comprising:

a first display element that includes a selected representation of the on-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein the on-time representation is a decreasing linear or non-linear representation, a horizontal representation, or an increasing linear or non-linear representation, wherein at least three on-time representations are sequentially displayed in the first display element by touching the display screen at the first display element to scroll through the at least three on-time representations, the on-time representation that is displayed in the first display element being the selected on-time representation;

an on-time value that is displayed with the first display element and that indicates a value of the on-time of the pulses, wherein the on-time representation is displayed in the background relative to the on-time value;

a second display element that includes a selected representation of the off-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein the off-time representation is a decreasing linear or non-linear representation, a horizontal representation, or an increasing linear or non-linear representation, wherein at least three off-time representations are sequentially displayed in the second display element by touching the display screen at the second display element to scroll through the at least three off-time representations, the off-time representation that is displayed in the second display element being the selected off-time representation; and

an off-time value display that indicates a value of the off-time of the pulses, wherein the off-time value display appears within the second display element and the off-time representation is displayed in the background relative to the off-time value,

the on-time and off-time representations being selected to generate pulses in a desired mode.

43. The user interface of claim 42, wherein the current on-time representation is replaced by a different on-time representation each time the display screen is touched.

44. The user interface of claim 42, wherein the non-linear on-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.

45. The user interface of claim 42, wherein the current off-time representation is replaced by a different off-time representation each time the display screen is touched.

46. The user interface of claim 42, wherein the non-linear off-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.

47. The user interface of claim 42, wherein nine pulse modes can be selected with three on-time representations and three off-time representations.