Graphical display of physiological parameters on patient monitors

• US 9,875,560 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2014
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. (Excelsior Union Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. (Excelsior Union Ltd.)
• Inventors: Rajagopalan, Cadathur, Eaton, Scott, Rosenberg, Elizabeth, Galanido, Christine
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, James A
• Application Number:
  US14/543,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20150138205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,163 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• 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 5/742 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: G06T 11/203 Drawing of straight lines or curves
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/41 Medical
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 999/99 dummy group

Abstract

A system for receiving one or more measured physiological parameters of a patient and displaying a graphical representation of the same. In various embodiments, a display module generates a graphical display that includes a range of possible values for the physiological parameter, one or more thresholds and/or alarm values, a numeric display of the current value of the measured physiological parameter, and a historical comparator of the current value with historical values.

Claims

1. A physiological parameter presentation system, comprising:

a processor;

an electronic input receiver configured to receive an electronic value corresponding to a measured physiological parameter of a patient;

a data store configured to store a plurality of historical values of the measured physiological parameter;

a display module in communication with the processor configured to generate a graphical display including a semicircular gauge along which are simultaneously positioned;

a range of possible values for the physiological parameter including a minimum value and a maximum value;

a visual representation of at least one threshold value between the minimum value and the maximum value;

a numerical display of the current value of the measured physiological parameter;

an indication of a range of variation of the measured value of the physiological parameter within a particular time period, wherein the indication of the range of variation extends in a first direction along the semicircular gauge from a point corresponding to the current value to a point corresponding to a maximum value of the measured physiological parameter during the particular time period, and wherein the indication of the range of variation extends in second direction opposite to the first direction along the semicircular gauge to a point corresponding to a minimum value of the measured physiological parameter within the particular time period; and

a numerical historical comparator based on one or more of the historical values of the measured physiological parameter, wherein the numerical historical comparator is made visually distinguishable from the numerical display of the current value; and

an electronic display output configured to output the generated graphical display to an electronic display.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the numerical historical comparator comprises a historical value of the physiological parameter.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the numerical historical comparator comprises a historical average of the physiological parameter during a prior time period.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the numerical historical comparator is displayed as a ghost image proximate to the current value of the physiological parameter.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic input receiver comprises an input connector for connection to a sensor probe for measuring a physiological parameter of a patient.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic input receiver comprises a network communication port for receiving electronically transmitted data including the measured physiological parameter of a patient.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the numerical display of the current value of the measured physiological parameter and the numerical historical comparator are positioned proximate a base of the semicircular gauge.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the graphical display generated by the display module further comprises a first status icon configured to indicate a comparison of the current value of the measured physiological parameter with the at least one threshold value is acceptable, wherein the display module is configured to replace the first status icon with a second status icon when the comparison of the current value of the measured physiological parameter with the at least one threshold value is unacceptable.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user-threshold receiver configured to receive one or more threshold value alarms.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication of the range of variation comprises an arrow.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving, via an electronic input receiver, an electronic value corresponding to a measured physiological parameter of a patient;

storing a plurality of historical values of the measured physiological parameter;

generating a graphical display including a semicircular gauge along which are simultaneously positioned a range of possible values for the physiological parameter including a minimum value and a maximum value, a visual representation of at least one threshold value between the minimum value and the maximum value, a numerical display of a current value of the measured physiological parameter, an indication of a range of variation of the measured value of the physiological parameter within a particular time period, and a numerical historical comparator based on one or more of the historical values of the measured physiological parameter, wherein the numerical historical comparator is made visually distinguishable from the numerical display of the current value, wherein the indication of the range of variation extends in a first direction along the semicircular gauge from a point corresponding to the current value to a point corresponding to a maximum value of the measured physiological parameter during the particular time period, and wherein the indication of the range of variation extends in second direction opposite to the first direction along the semicircular gauge to a point corresponding to a minimum value of the measured physiological parameter within the particular time period; and

outputting the generated graphical display to an electronic display.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the numerical historical comparator comprises a historical value of the physiological parameter.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the numerical historical comparator comprises a historical average of the physiological parameter during a prior time period.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the numerical historical comparator is displayed as a ghost image proximate to the current value of the physiological parameter.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the graphical display further comprises a first status icon configured to indicate a comparison of the current value of the measured physiological parameter with the at least one threshold value is acceptable, wherein the first status icon is replaced by a second status icon when the comparison of the current value of the measured physiological parameter with the at least one threshold value is unacceptable.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second electronic value corresponding to a second measured physiological parameter of the patient;

generating a second graphical display that includes a range of possible values for the second physiological parameter including a minimum value and a maximum value, a visual representation of at least one threshold value between the minimum value and the maximum value, and a numerical display of the current value of the second measured physiological parameter; and

outputting the second generated graphical display to the electronic display for simultaneous display with at least one other graphical display associated with a different physiological parameter.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the indication of the range of variation comprises an arrow.