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Visual indication of alarms on a ventilator graphical user interface

  • US 8,443,294 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2010
  • Issued: 05/14/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A ventilator system for hierarchically indicating one or more alarm messages corresponding to an alarm event, the ventilator system configured with a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory communicatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the ventilator system to provide a graphical user interface for accepting commands and for displaying information, the graphical user interface comprising:

  • at least one window associated with the graphical user interface; and

    one or more elements within the at least one window comprising one or more of;

    a first meter element for indicating a first parameter, the first parameter having a first parameter priority level;

    a second meter element for indicating a second parameter, the second parameter having a second parameter priority level;

    a scroll bar element, wherein the scroll bar is provided below the first meter element and the second meter element, the scroll bar element displaying at least;

    a first parameter symbol associated with the first parameter;

    a first alarm event symbol superimposed on the first parameter symbol, wherein the first alarm event symbol identifies a first alarm event associated with the first parameter, wherein the first alarm event has a first alarm level;

    a second parameter symbol associated with the second parameter; and

    a second alarm event symbol superimposed on the second parameter symbol, wherein the second alarm event symbol identifies a second alarm event associated with the second parameter, wherein the second alarm event has a second alarm level, and wherein the first alarm level is ranked higher than the second alarm level.

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