Physiological monitor gauge panel
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1. A pulse oximeter comprising:
- a noninvasive sensor that when positioned proximate a measurement site on a monitored patient is configured to output signals responsive to light attenuated by body tissue at the measurement site of the monitored patient;
a signal processor and a display processor, the signal processor configured to process the output signals to determine measurement values responsive to an oxygen saturation of arterial blood of the monitored patient, the display processor configured to receive the measurement values; and
a display responsive to the display processor to present display indicia to a caregiver, the display indicia being responsive to said determined measurement values and the display indicia comprising a gauge panel, the gauge panel comprising;
a gauge face formed as an arc including lowered end portions and a raised center portion between said lowered end portions, said raised center portion including an approximate top center, said gauge face including an active face portion and an inactive face portion, said active face portion including a plurality of positions along said arc, each position mapped to a percentage or range of percentages of said determined measurement values of said oxygen saturation so that the active face portion sweeps through a range of the measurement values, said plurality of positions including positions corresponding to a low range of said determined measurement values, positions corresponding to a cautionary range of said determined measurement values, and positions corresponding to a normal range of said determined measurement values, wherein a top center position of said plurality of positions is located at said approximate top center of said raised center portion of said arc and said top center position corresponds to at least one optimum value of said determined measurement values and corresponds to one end of said active face portion of said arc, said inactive face portion corresponding to an unused portion of the arc of said gauge face;
a digital readout set to a numeric value of a current value of said determined measurement values, said digital readout substantially centered underneath said arc, at least a portion of said digital readout also between said lowered end portions, said active face portion of said arc generally positioned above an approximate side half of the digital readout;
a parameter indicator set to a type of physiological parameter, said type of physiological parameter including oxygen saturation; and
some or all of a radially extending indicator positioned to extend from beneath said top center position radially toward said arc, said radially extending indicator terminating proximate said arc with a designator portion identifying where said current value of said determined measurement values falls along said plurality of positions along said arc.
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Abstract
A physiological monitor gauge panel defines parameters to display on a physiological monitor via corresponding gauges. Gauge faces depict a range of parameter values for each of the parameters. An indicator designates a position on each gauge face corresponding to the current parameter value within the range of parameter values. The indicated position on each of the gauges is at the mid-point of each of the gauge faces when each of the parameters is at a nominal value.
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1. A pulse oximeter comprising:
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a noninvasive sensor that when positioned proximate a measurement site on a monitored patient is configured to output signals responsive to light attenuated by body tissue at the measurement site of the monitored patient; a signal processor and a display processor, the signal processor configured to process the output signals to determine measurement values responsive to an oxygen saturation of arterial blood of the monitored patient, the display processor configured to receive the measurement values; and a display responsive to the display processor to present display indicia to a caregiver, the display indicia being responsive to said determined measurement values and the display indicia comprising a gauge panel, the gauge panel comprising; a gauge face formed as an arc including lowered end portions and a raised center portion between said lowered end portions, said raised center portion including an approximate top center, said gauge face including an active face portion and an inactive face portion, said active face portion including a plurality of positions along said arc, each position mapped to a percentage or range of percentages of said determined measurement values of said oxygen saturation so that the active face portion sweeps through a range of the measurement values, said plurality of positions including positions corresponding to a low range of said determined measurement values, positions corresponding to a cautionary range of said determined measurement values, and positions corresponding to a normal range of said determined measurement values, wherein a top center position of said plurality of positions is located at said approximate top center of said raised center portion of said arc and said top center position corresponds to at least one optimum value of said determined measurement values and corresponds to one end of said active face portion of said arc, said inactive face portion corresponding to an unused portion of the arc of said gauge face; a digital readout set to a numeric value of a current value of said determined measurement values, said digital readout substantially centered underneath said arc, at least a portion of said digital readout also between said lowered end portions, said active face portion of said arc generally positioned above an approximate side half of the digital readout; a parameter indicator set to a type of physiological parameter, said type of physiological parameter including oxygen saturation; and some or all of a radially extending indicator positioned to extend from beneath said top center position radially toward said arc, said radially extending indicator terminating proximate said arc with a designator portion identifying where said current value of said determined measurement values falls along said plurality of positions along said arc. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A pulse oximeter including a display configured to present measurement data to a caregiver through a plurality of gauge faces, the pulse oximeter comprising:
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a noninvasive sensor that when positioned proximate a measurement site on a monitored patient is configured to output signals responsive to light attenuated by body tissue at the measurement site of the monitored patient; a signal processor and a display processor, the signal processor configured to process the output signals to determine measurement values responsive to a plurality of physiological parameters of the monitored patient, the display processor configured to receive said determined measurement values; and a display responsive to the display processor to present display indicia to a caregiver, the display indicia being responsive to said determined measurement values and the display indicia comprising a plurality of gauge panels, wherein said plurality of gauge panels including a first gauge panel and a second gauge panel, the first gauge panel comprising; a first face formed as a first arc including first lowered end portions and a first raised center portion between said first lowered end portions, said first raised center portion including an approximate first top center, said first face including a first active face portion defining the first arc, said first active face portion including a plurality of positions along said first arc, each position mapped to a percentage or range of percentages of one of said determined measurement values so that a sweep through the first active face portion sweeps through a range of possible measurement values for said one of said determined measurement values, said plurality of positions including ones of said positions corresponding to a low range of said determined measurement values for one of said plurality of physiological parameters, others of said positions corresponding to a cautionary range of said determined measurement values for said one of said plurality of physiological parameters; and
still others of said positions corresponding to a normal range of said determined measurement values for said one of said plurality of physiological parameters, wherein a first top center position of said plurality of positions is located at said first top center and corresponds to at least one of optimum values of said determined measurement values for one of said plurality of physiological parameters,a first digital readout set to a numeric value of a current measurement of said one of said determined measurement values for said one of said plurality of physiological parameters, said first digital readout substantially centered underneath said first arc and at least a portion thereof between said first lowered end portions, and a first parameter indicator set to a type of parameter, the second gauge panel including; a second face formed as a second arc substantially the same size as the first arc, said second arc including second lowered end portions and a second raised center portion between said second lowered end portions, said second raised center portion including a second approximate top center, said second face including a second active face portion and an inactive face portion, said second active face portion including a plurality of positions along said second arc, each position mapped to a percentage or range of percentages of said determined measurement values of another of said plurality of physiological parameters so that a sweep through the second active face portion sweeps through a range of possible measurement values for another of said plurality of physiological parameters, said plurality of positions including ones of said positions corresponding to a low range of said determined measurement values, others of said positions corresponding to a cautionary range of said determined measurement values, and still others of said positions corresponding to a normal range of said determined measurement values, wherein a second top center position of said plurality of positions is located in said second top center of said second raised center portion of said second arc and said second top center position corresponds to a maximum value of said determined measurement values, and corresponds to one end of said second active portion of said second arc, wherein said inactive portion corresponding to an unused portion of the second gauge face; a second digital readout set to a numeric value of a current measurement of said determined measurement values, said second digital readout substantially centered underneath said second arc, where the second active face portion of said second arc is generally positioned above a side half of the second digital readout; and a second parameter indicator set to a type of parameter. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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