Measurement data monitor for medical equipment and measurement data monitoring system for medical equipment

• US 9,861,322 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2014
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: Sugiyama, Kumi, Tanishima, Masami, Ukawa, Teiji
• Primary Examiner(s): ALAM, MIRZA F
• Application Number:
  US14/195,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20140266786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,408 Days
• Field of Search: 3408704, 340500, 340501, 3405731, 34053912, 340 31, 340 39, 600301, 600300, 600306, 600323, 600346, 345440
• 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 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A measurement data monitor of the presently disclosed subject matter has a display section for displaying measurement data measured by a medical device; and a display control section for causing the display section to display measurement data, wherein the measurement data displayed on the display section include elements; that is, a measurement value of measurement data and duration of the measurement value.

Claims

1. A measurement data monitor for medical equipment comprising:

a display section configured to display measurement data measured by the medical equipment;

a display control section configured to cause the display section to display the measurement data,

wherein the measurement data displayed on the display section include calculated measurement values that contain elements of the measurement data and of a duration that the measurement data exceeded a given threshold,

wherein the display control section displays the measurement data on a two-dimensional coordinate plane including a measurement data axis and a duration axis on the display section, such that a duration axis coordinate of the displayed measurement data indicates a length of time in which the measurement data exceeded the given threshold,

wherein the display control section displays a threshold setup screen on the display section that is used for setting, on the two-dimensional coordinate plane, threshold points of the measurement data that are to serve as criteria for determining activation of an alarm,

wherein the calculated measurement values are displayed as two-dimensional coordinate data on the threshold setup screen at the time of setting of the threshold points, and

wherein the threshold points, each of which include two elements including a threshold value for the measurement data and duration of the measurement value, are displayed on the threshold setup screen to form a threshold line.

2. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein the measurement data displayed on the display section include calculated measurement values that were measured in the past.

3. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein the threshold line is formed based on at least two threshold points.

4. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein the display section displays at least one of a trend graph and a histogram of relevant measurement data.

5. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein the display section displays the measurement data, alarm activation data that are caused by existing setup threshold value set with regard to the measurement data, and alarm activation simulation data that are simulated to be caused by threshold points changed and set with regard to the measurement data.

6. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein dots to be plotted on the graph are categorized according to a predetermined standard, and plotted dots conforming to the standard are displayed in different forms.

7. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein dots plotted on the graph where the calculated measurement values are displayed is selected, whereby relevant data near a point in time when the plotted dot was measured are displayed.

8. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein dots to be plotted on the graph are categorized according to a predetermined standard, and plotted dots conforming to the standard are displayed in different forms.

9. The measurement data monitor for medical equipment according to claim 1, wherein dots plotted on the graph where the calculated measurement values are displayed is selected, whereby relevant data near a point in time when the plotted dot was measured are displayed.

10. A measurement data monitor for medical equipment comprising:

a display section; and

a display control section configured to control the display section,

wherein the display control section displays a threshold setup screen on the display section that is used for setting threshold points used as criteria for determining activation of an alarm in a format which is specified by a measurement value of measurement data measured by medical equipment and a delay time of the measurement value,

wherein the measurement data displayed on the display section include calculated measurement values that contain elements of the measurement data and of a duration that the measurement data exceeded a given threshold,

wherein the display control section displays the measurement data on a two-dimensional coordinate plane including a measurement data axis and a duration axis on the display section, such that a duration axis coordinate of the displayed measurement data indicates a length of time in which the measurement data exceeded the given threshold,

wherein the calculated measurement values are displayed as two-dimensional coordinate data on the threshold setup screen at the time of setting of the threshold points, and

wherein the threshold points, each of which include two elements including a threshold value for the measurement data and duration of the measurement value, are displayed on the threshold setup screen to form a threshold line.

11. A measurement data monitoring system for medical equipment that includes a plurality of measurement data monitors for medical equipment and a central monitor which manages the monitors in a centralized manner and which is connected to the monitors via a network, and that is operable to display calculated measurement values of various parameters acquired by a respective measurement data monitors on the central monitor via the network,

wherein calculated measurement values of a plurality of patients are plotted and displayed, while being overlaid, on the central monitor,

wherein the measurement data displayed includes calculated measurement values that contain elements of the measurement data and of a duration that the measurement data exceeded a given threshold,

wherein the measurement data is displayed on a two-dimensional coordinate plane including a measurement data axis and a duration axis, such that a duration axis coordinate of the displayed measurement data indicates a length of time in which the measurement data exceeded the given threshold

wherein a threshold setup screen is displayed for setting, on the two-dimensional coordinate plane, threshold points of the measurement data that are to serve as criteria for determining activation of an alarm,

wherein the calculated measurement values are displayed as two-dimensional coordinate data on the threshold setup screen at the time of setting of the threshold points, and

wherein the threshold points, each of which include two elements including a threshold value for the measurement data and duration of the measurement value, are displayed on the threshold setup screen to form a threshold line.