Systems and methods of adjusting ventilator modes and settings visually via a touchscreen

• US 9,155,853 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2011
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Knor, Timothy Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHREWSBURY, NATHAN K
• Application Number:
  US13/222,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20130055134A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,504 Days
• Field of Search: 715/771
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0057 Pumps therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0027 pressure meter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0033 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches

Abstract

The systems and methods of the present application provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for adjusting the modes and settings of a patient ventilator. Upon selecting the type of breath setting (mechanical and/or pressure supported), and the target and control parameters for each breath setting, an ideal set of pressure, flow and volume waveforms are displayed on a touch-screen GUI. The user is then able to adjust any of the waveforms using the touch-screen GUI to the desired ventilator settings for that particular patient. The user then confirms the settings and the ventilator operates according to the user-set waveforms.

Claims

1. A ventilator system comprising:

a ventilator operative to provide patient with ventilation;

a ventilator display operative to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) wherein the GUI includes a touchscreen; and

a processor programmed to;

receive a selection for any of a mechanical or pressure supported ventilation (PSV) breath setting from the touchscreen;

receive a selection for a target parameter and a control parameter for each of the mechanical or PSV breaths from the touchscreen;

display on the ventilator display a set of known ideal waveforms corresponding to the selected breath setting, target parameter and control parameter;

adjust the set of known ideal waveforms in response to altering any of the set of known ideal waveforms with the touchscreen to a desired patient setting; and

set the ventilator according to the desired patient setting.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of known ideal waveforms includes any of the following:

a pressure waveform;

a flow waveform; and

a volume waveform.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein each of the pressure, flow and volume waveforms in the set of known ideal waveforms is displayed in a dedicated display area on the GUI.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the GUI includes a plurality of adjustment points configured on the set of known ideal waveforms, such that a user may utilize the plurality of adjustment points to alter the set of known ideal waveforms with the touchscreen to the desired patient setting.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein placement of the plurality of adjustment points allows the user to adjust a set of parameters for each of the waveforms in the set of known ideal waveforms.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the GUI further includes a confirm/cancel selector operable to provide the confirmation of the desired patient setting from the touchscreen.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the GUI further includes a save/load selector operable to save the desired patient setting, and load a previously saved desired patient setting.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the GUI further includes a show adjustment point selector operable to display all of the plurality of adjustment points on the GUI.

9. A computerized method of adjusting a ventilator system visually, comprising:

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) on a ventilator display of a ventilator;

selecting any of a mechanical breath or a pressure supported ventilation (PSV) breath setting using a touchscreen of the GUI;

selecting a target parameter and a control parameter for each of the breath settings with the touchscreen of the GUI;

displaying a set of known ideal waveforms on the GUI, said ideal waveforms corresponding to the selected breath setting, target parameter and control parameter;

adjusting any of the set of known ideal waveforms with the GUI to a desired patient setting; and

setting the ventilator with the GUI according to the desired patient setting.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the set of known ideal waveforms includes any of the following:

a pressure waveform;

a flow waveform; and

a volume waveform.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying each of the pressure, flow and volume waveforms in the set of known ideal waveforms in a dedicated display area on the GUI.

12. The method of claim 9, altering the set of known ideal waveforms with the touchscreen to the desired patient setting with a plurality of adjustment points configured on the set of known ideal waveforms.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising a set of parameters for each of the waveforms in the set of known ideal waveforms with the plurality of adjustment points.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the GUI further includes a confirm/cancel selector operable to provide the confirmation of the desired patient setting from the touchscreen.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the GUI further includes a save/load selector operable to save the desired patient setting, and load a previously saved desired patient setting.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the GUI further includes a show adjustment point selector operable to display all of the plurality of adjustment points on the GUI.

17. In a ventilator system having a graphical user interface (GUI) embodied on a ventilator display, a method of adjusting a ventilator visually, the method comprising:

selecting with a touchscreen of the GUI any of a mechanical breath or pressure supported ventilation (PSV) breath setting;

selecting with a touchscreen of the GUI a target parameter and a control parameter for each of the breath settings;

displaying a set of known ideal waveforms on the ventilator display of the ventilator, said ideal waveforms corresponding to the selected breath setting, target parameter and control parameter;

adjusting any of the set of known ideal waveforms to a desired patient setting; and

setting the ventilator according to the desired patient setting.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the GUI further includes a confirm/cancel selector operable to provide the confirmation of the desired patient setting from the touchscreen.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the GUI further includes a save/load selector operable to save the desired patient setting, and load a previously saved desired patient setting.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the GUI further includes a show adjustment point selector operable to display all of the plurality of adjustment points on the GUI.