Device configuration for supporting a patient oxygenation test

• US 9,474,484 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2014
• Issued: 10/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: Kinsley, Matthew J., Mullin, Matthew D., Lane, John A., Kuiper, Cynthia A., Wilson, Daniel J., St. Pierre, Shawn C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Archer, Marie
• Application Number:
  US14/287,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20140275902A1
• Time in Patent Office: 882 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/05 Surgical care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/07 Home care
• 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 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• 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 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4884 inducing physiological or psychological stress, e.g. applications for stress testing
• 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 5/7282 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 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/024 including calculation means, e.g. using a processor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0208 Oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/06 Heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/205 partial oxygen pressure (P-O2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 : Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/42 : Rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/50 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 : Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• 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 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 : for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 : Computer assisted medical diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/923 : by comparison of patient data to other data

Abstract

A physiological monitor device includes a central processing unit (CPU) that is configured to control operation of the device, a display screen, and one or more computer readable data storage media storing software instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the device to: create or modify a patient profile, select a patient test, store one or more test parameters selected or entered for the patient test, store one or more thresholds selected or entered for at least one of the test parameters, store one or more instructions for the patient, start the test, display test results while the test is in progress, determine whether any of the test parameters exceed limits set by the one or more thresholds, take one or more actions when it is determined that one or more of the test parameters exceed the limits set by the one or more thresholds, provide a summary and analysis of the test results, and send the test results to a computing device.

Claims

1. A physiological monitor device comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU) that is configured to control operation of the device;

a display screen; and

one or more computer readable data storage media storing software instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the device to;

create or modify a patient profile;

select a patient oxygenation test from a plurality of available patient tests, the patient oxygenation test comprising a plurality of instructions for implementing a workflow for determining an oxygenation status for a patient;

store one or more test parameters selected or entered for the patient oxygenation test;

store one or more thresholds selected or entered for at least one of the test parameters;

store one or more instructions for the patient, the instructions to be followed by the patient during the patient oxygenation test;

start the patient oxygenation test;

display the instructions for the patient to perform one or more physical activities involving ambulation according to the workflow for determining the oxygenation status for the patient;

display test results while the patient oxygenation test is in progress;

determine whether any of the test parameters exceed limits set by the one or more thresholds;

when it is determined that one or more of the test parameters exceed the limits set by the one or more thresholds, take one or more actions;

provide a summary and analysis of the test results; and

send the test results to a computing device.

2. The physiological monitor device of claim 1, wherein store one or more test parameters comprises storing one or more of a time duration for test, a distance that the patient is required to walk during the test and a walking pace during an ambulation phase of the test.

3. The physiological monitor device of claim 1, wherein provide an analysis and summary of the test results further comprises providing a risk assessment that compares the patient to a healthy individual or to a healthy population and providing a risk score for the patient based on the test results.

4. The physiological monitor device of claim 1, further comprising the computer readable data storage media encoding software instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the device to provide an option for playback of the test results.