Electronic fetal monitoring applications and display

• US 9,002,441 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2009
• Issued: 04/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Heil, Christopher, Flores, Jeremy, George, Carol
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Niketa
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEVICKY, WILLIAM J
• Application Number:
  US12/564,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20110071414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,023 Days
• Field of Search: 600/511, 600/595, 600/509, 607/32
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0011 Foetal or obstetric data
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/344 Foetal cardiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4362 Assessing foetal parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing healthcare environments are provided. In embodiments, a first waveform tracing for data received from one or more medical devices for a first individual is displayed. A second waveform tracing for data received from one or more medical devices for a second individual is displayed. In response to the determination to hide the first waveform tracing, only displaying the second waveform tracing.

Claims

1. Non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method of displaying waveform tracings for data received from one or more medical devices, the method comprising:

receiving a first set of medical annotations at a time, t, the first set of medical annotations comprising user-inputted textual notes, comments, and observations related to one or more of a first individual'"'"'s demographic information, medical condition, or status, wherein the time, t, corresponds to a first hospital admittance or doctor'"'"'s visit for the first individual;

receiving an indication that a first medical annotation of the first set of medical annotations be hidden;

storing the first set of medical annotations in a database including storing the indication that the first medical annotation be hidden;

receiving a first set of data from a medical device for the first individual at the time, t, the medical device monitoring the first individual for one of maternal uterine activity or maternal heart rate activity at the time, t;

storing the first set of data from the medical device in the database;

receiving a second set of data from the medical device for the first individual at a current time, t₁, the medical device monitoring the first individual for one of maternal uterine activity or maternal heart rate activity at the current time, t₁, wherein the current time, t₁, corresponds to a second hospital admittance or doctor'"'"'s visit for the first individual, the second hospital admittance or doctor'"'"'s visit occurring at a different date and time than the first hospital admittance or doctor'"'"'s visit;

converting the second set of data into a first waveform tracing;

accessing from the database the first set of medical annotations database including the indication that the first medical annotation be hidden;

displaying, except for the first medical annotation, on a user interface the user-inputted textual notes, comments, and observations comprising the first set of medical annotations simultaneously with the first waveform tracing;

subsequent to displaying, except for the first medical annotation, on the user interface the user-inputted textual notes, comments and observations comprising the first set of medical annotations simultaneously with the first waveform tracing, receiving a user selection of a second medical annotation of the first set of medical annotations;

accessing from the database the first set of data and converting the first set of data into a second waveform tracing; and

while continuing to display, except for the first medical annotation, the first set of medical annotations and the first waveform tracing, displaying on the user interface the second waveform tracing, wherein the second waveform tracing includes an indication of the time, t, at which the first set of data from the medical device was received.

2. The media of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequently receiving a user input to hide at least the first waveform tracing or the second waveform tracing; and

in response to receiving the subsequent user input, hiding the at least the first waveform tracing or the second waveform tracing.

3. The media of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying additional waveform tracings for the first individual.

4. The media of claim 1, wherein the first individual is a maternity patient.

5. The media of claim 4, further comprising:

while displaying the first and second waveform tracings on the user interface, displaying a third waveform tracing on the user interface, the third waveform tracing corresponding to a third set of data received from one or more medical devices for a second individual, wherein the second individual is an unborn baby of the maternity patient, and wherein the one or more medical devices monitor the second individual for one of fetal blood oxygenation saturation levels or fetal heart rate for the unborn baby.

6. The media of claim 5, further comprising:

displaying additional waveform tracings for the second individual.