Trending display of patient wellness

• US 8,956,292 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2008
• Issued: 02/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spacelabs Healthcare LLC (OSI Systems Incorporated), Spacelabs Healthcare Ltd. (OSI Systems Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Spacelabs Healthcare LLC (OSI Systems Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wekell, William, Koenig, Robert Boyer, Paine, Diane S., Feldman, Kyril, Walters, Patricia, Steurer, Bob, Childress, Vicki, Apker, Kim, Roxin, Al
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): SORIANO, BOBBY GILES
• Application Number:
  US12/114,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20090054743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,482 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

The present invention is a novel method of generating and representing the status of various physiological parameters that are monitored for patients during hospitalization. The system of present invention allows healthcare providers to easily view, at a glance, the status or trend of a patient or a plurality of patients as well as any changes in the parameter values.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters of an individual using a plurality of physiological sensors, comprising:

(a) a processor in data communication with a memory, wherein said memory stores physiological parameter data obtained from the plurality of sensors and wherein the processor executes a plurality of instructions to generate an interactive user interface based upon said physiological parameter data, said interactive user interface comprising;

1. a first region having a plurality of icons, wherein each icon graphically represents a selectable graphical user interface view;

2. a second region having a first interface and a second interface, wherein the first interface comprises a customizable table of measured values of physiological parameters presented in accordance with a time of measurement and wherein the second interface has a customizable graph of the measured values of physiological parameters presented in accordance with the time of measurement, wherein the first and second interfaces are displayed alternatively and not concurrently, and wherein the measured values of physiological parameters include heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation level (SpO₂), and body temperature;

3. a third region having at least one interface, wherein the at least one interface comprises a customizable graph of at least one measured value of at least one physiological parameter;

4. a fourth region comprising a horizontally disposed timebar that defines said time of measurement and that, when slid horizontally, customizes the time period for display, wherein said interactive user interface displays each of said first, second, third, and fourth regions concurrently; and

(b) a display unit coupled to said processor for visually displaying said user interface in accordance with the executed plurality of instructions.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said physiological parameters further comprise ECG, blood oxygen saturation level (SpO₂), respiratory rate, blood glucose level, and blood pressure.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said first region further comprises a menu having at least one button.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the at least one button comprises at least one of a bedside icon, a waveform icon, an arrhythmia icon, an alarms icon, a saved events icon, a 12-lead icon, a trends icon, or a print jobs icon.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first region further comprises a patient name area.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the second region further comprises a third alternative interface, wherein the third alternative interface is used for defining search parameters and wherein the first, second, and third interfaces are displayed alternatively and not concurrently.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the second region has a fourth interface, wherein the fourth alternative interface is used for displaying defined search parameter data and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth interfaces are displayed alternatively and not concurrently.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the second region has a fifth interface, wherein the fifth alternative interface is used for displaying banded graphs based on measured parameter data and wherein the first, second, third, fourth and fifth interfaces are displayed alternatively and not concurrently.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the customizable graph presents, along a unified timeline, measured values for more than one physiological parameter.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the customizable graph presents, along a unified timeline, measured values for more than one physiological parameter.

10. A method for monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters of an individual using a plurality of physiological sensors, comprising:

(a) receiving data on said physiological parameters;

(b) processing said data on said physiological parameters to form a user interface, said user interface comprising;

1. a first region having a plurality of icons, wherein each icon graphically represents a selectable graphical user interface view;

2. a second region having first interface and a second interface, wherein the first interface comprises a customizable table of measured values of physiological parameters presented in accordance with a time of measurement, wherein the second interface has a customizable graph of measured values of physiological parameters presented in accordance with the time of measurement, wherein the first interface and second interface are displayed alternatively and not concurrently, and wherein the measured values of physiological parameters include heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation level (SpO₂), and body temperature;

3. a third region having at least one interface, wherein the at least one interface comprises a customizable graph of at least one measured value of at least one physiological parameter;

4. a fourth region comprising a horizontally disposed timebar that defines said time of measurement and that, when slid horizontally, customizes the time period for display, wherein said interactive user interface displays each of said first, second, third, and fourth regions concurrently; and

(c) visually displaying said user interface.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said physiological parameters further comprise ECG, respiratory rate, blood glucose level, and blood pressure.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said first region further comprises a menu having at least one button.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one button comprises at least one of a bedside icon, a waveform icon, an arrhythmia icon, an alarms icon, a saved events icon, a 12-lead icon, a trends icon, or a print jobs icon.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the first region further comprises a patient name area.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein the second region has a third interface, wherein the third alternative interface is used for defining search parameters and wherein the first, second, and third interfaces are displayed alternatively and not concurrently.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the second region has a fourth interface, wherein the fourth alternative interface is used for displaying defined search parameter data and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth interfaces are displayed alternatively and not concurrently.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the second region has a fifth interface, wherein the fifth alternative interface is used for displaying banded graphs based on measured parameter data and wherein the first, second, third, fourth and fifth interfaces are displayed alternatively and not concurrently.