Patient visual instruction techniques for synchronizing breathing with a medical procedure
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1. A method of prompting a patient during a medical procedure, comprising:
- displaying a first graphic on a screen for viewing by the patient, wherein the first graphic is generated using a processor, wherein the first graphic comprises a first row of one or more objects and a second row of one or more objects, and wherein one of the one or more objects in the first row represents a first target result that is desired to be accomplished by a breathing motion of the patient;
displaying a second graphic on the screen, wherein the second graphic represents a breathing state of the patient;
moving the first graphic in accordance with a predetermined medical plan; and
moving the second graphic in response to the breathing motion of the patient;
wherein the first row comprises a first horizontal row, the second row comprises a second horizontal row, and the act of moving the first graphic comprises moving the one or more objects in the first row and the one or more objects in the second row horizontally.
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Abstract
A method of prompting a patient includes informing a patient a relationship between a result of an activity being performed by the patient and a first target result to be achieved by the activity. A method of prompting a patient includes informing a patient a relationship between a time and a target result to be achieved by an activity. A method of prompting a patient includes informing a patient a relationship between a position of a portion of the patient and a first target position for the portion.
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1. A method of prompting a patient during a medical procedure, comprising:
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displaying a first graphic on a screen for viewing by the patient, wherein the first graphic is generated using a processor, wherein the first graphic comprises a first row of one or more objects and a second row of one or more objects, and wherein one of the one or more objects in the first row represents a first target result that is desired to be accomplished by a breathing motion of the patient; displaying a second graphic on the screen, wherein the second graphic represents a breathing state of the patient; moving the first graphic in accordance with a predetermined medical plan; and moving the second graphic in response to the breathing motion of the patient; wherein the first row comprises a first horizontal row, the second row comprises a second horizontal row, and the act of moving the first graphic comprises moving the one or more objects in the first row and the one or more objects in the second row horizontally. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of prompting a patient during a medical procedure, comprising:
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displaying a first graphic on a screen for viewing by the patient, wherein the first graphic is generated using a processor, wherein the first graphic comprises a first row of one or more objects and a second row of one or more objects, and wherein one of the one or more objects in the first row represents a first target result that is desired to be accomplished by a breathing motion of the patient; displaying a second graphic on the screen, wherein the second graphic represents a breathing state of the patient; moving the first graphic in accordance with a predetermined medical plan; and moving the second graphic in response to the breathing motion of the patient; wherein the one of the one or more objects in the first row comprises a rectangular block that has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary, and a fourth boundary, the first boundary and the second boundary defining a range of positions that define the first target result, the third boundary representing a desired starting time for the first target result, and the fourth boundary representing a desired ending time for the first target result.
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17. A system for prompting a patient during a medical procedure, comprising:
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a processor configured to cause a screen that is for viewing by the patient to; display a first graphic, wherein the first graphic comprises a first row of one or more objects and a second row of one or more objects, and wherein one of the one or more objects in the first row represents a first target result that is desired to be accomplished by a breathing motion of the patient; and display a second graphic, wherein the second graphic represents a breathing state of the patient; wherein the processor is further configured to cause the first graphic to move in accordance with a predetermined medical plan, and to move the second graphic in response to the breathing motion of the patient; and wherein the first row comprises a first horizontal row, the second row comprises a second horizontal row, and the processor is configured to cause the one or more objects in the first row and the one or more objects in the second row to move horizontally. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for prompting a patient during a medical procedure, comprising:
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a processor configured to cause a screen that is for viewing by the patient to; display a first graphic, wherein the first graphic comprises a first row of one or more objects and a second row of one or more objects, and wherein one of the one or more objects in the first row represents a first target result that is desired to be accomplished by a breathing motion of the patient; and display a second graphic, wherein the second graphic represents a breathing state of the patient; wherein the processor is further configured to cause the first graphic to move in accordance with a predetermined medical plan, and to move the second graphic in response to the breathing motion of the patient; and wherein the one of the one or more objects in the first row comprises a rectangular block that has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary, and a fourth boundary, the first boundary and the second boundary defining a range of positions that define the first target result, the third boundary representing a desired starting time for the first target result, and the fourth boundary representing a desired ending time for the first target result.
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31. A computer product having a set of instruction stored in a non-transitory medium, wherein an execution of the instruction causes a process for prompting a patient during a medical procedure to be performed, the process comprising:
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displaying a first graphic on a screen for viewing by the patient, wherein the first graphic comprises a first row of one or more objects and a second row of one or more objects, and wherein one of the one or more objects in the first row represents a first target result that is desired to be accomplished by a breathing motion of the patient; displaying a second graphic on the screen, wherein the second graphic represents a breathing state of the patient; moving the first graphic in accordance with a predetermined medical plan; and moving the second graphic in response to the breathing motion of the patient; wherein the first row comprises a first horizontal row, the second row comprises a second horizontal row, and the act of moving the first graphic comprises moving the one or more objects in the first row and the one or more objects in the second row horizontally. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer product having a set of instruction stored in a non-transitory medium, wherein an execution of the instruction causes a process for prompting a patient during a medical procedure to be performed, the process comprising:
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displaying a first graphic on a screen for viewing by the patient, wherein the first graphic comprises a first row of one or more objects and a second row of one or more objects, and wherein one of the one or more objects in the first row represents a first target result that is desired to be accomplished by a breathing motion of the patient; displaying a second graphic on the screen, wherein the second graphic represents a breathing state of the patient; moving the first graphic in accordance with a predetermined medical plan; and moving the second graphic in response to the breathing motion of the patient; wherein the one of the one or more objects in the first row comprises a rectangular block that has a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary, and a fourth boundary, the first boundary and the second boundary defining a range of positions that define the first target result, the third boundary representing a desired starting time for the first target result, and the fourth boundary representing a desired ending time for the first target result.
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