Method and system for monitoring labour progression for an obstetrics patient
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring labour progression for an obstetrics patient, said system comprising:
- a) a fetal heart rate sensor for generating signals conveying fetal heart rate information;
b) a uterine activity sensor for generating signals conveying maternal contraction information;
c) a processor arrangement in communication with said fetal heart rate sensor and said uterine activity sensor for receiving the signals conveying the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information, said processor arrangement including at least one processor and a non-transitory storage medium containing instructions for execution by the at least one processor, the instructions when executed by the at least one processor being configured for;
i) directing the processor arrangement to implement a Graphical User Interface (GUI) providing a first viewing window displaying measurements over time of a first feature characterizing labour progression of the obstetrics patient, the measurements of the first feature being derived by processing at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information;
ii) said GUI being configured for presenting an input object configured to accept one or more user selections identifying one or more additional features characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient selected from a set of additional selectable features;
iii) directing the processor arrangement to process at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information to;
(1) derive measurements over time associated with a specific additional feature not presented in a viewing window displayed on the GUI, the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient in the set of additional selectable features, the measurements over time associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels over time associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient;
(2) process the risk levels conveyed by the derived measurements of the specific additional feature and a risk level safety limit corresponding to the specific additional feature to detect excesses associated with the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression;
iv) selectively causing one or more alarm events at least in part in response to detection of the excesses, said one or more alarm events including dynamically adapting the GUI without human intervention, the dynamically adapting the GUI causing the GUI to present dynamic adaptations to;
(1) deliver additional information to the user by displaying an additional viewing window for displaying the measurements over time of the specific additional feature, wherein the GUI is configured to display the additional viewing window concurrently with the first viewing window and wherein the GUI is configured to display the measurements of the first feature and the measurements of the specific additional feature in a substantially time aligned manner to allow the user to view over concurrent time periods the measurements of the first feature and the measurements associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; and
(2) present a visual indicator in connection with the displayed additional viewing window to alert the user to the excesses detected in connection with the derived measurements of the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient;
d) a display device in communication with said processor arrangement for presenting the GUI to the user.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface is provided displaying a first viewing window selected from a set of possible viewing windows conveying respective feature measurements related to labor progression. At least one viewing window in the set of possible viewing windows conveys a given feature measurement and a safety limit associated to the given feature measurement. The graphical user interface also displays at least one control allowing a user to select a subset of viewing windows from the set of possible viewing windows, the subset of viewing windows including at least one viewing window other than the first viewing window. The selected subset of viewing windows is displayed simultaneously with the first viewing window. In response to the given feature measurement exceeding the associated safety limit, information is displayed to attract the attention of the user to the viewing window conveying the given feature measurement.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring labour progression for an obstetrics patient, said system comprising:
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a) a fetal heart rate sensor for generating signals conveying fetal heart rate information; b) a uterine activity sensor for generating signals conveying maternal contraction information; c) a processor arrangement in communication with said fetal heart rate sensor and said uterine activity sensor for receiving the signals conveying the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information, said processor arrangement including at least one processor and a non-transitory storage medium containing instructions for execution by the at least one processor, the instructions when executed by the at least one processor being configured for; i) directing the processor arrangement to implement a Graphical User Interface (GUI) providing a first viewing window displaying measurements over time of a first feature characterizing labour progression of the obstetrics patient, the measurements of the first feature being derived by processing at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information; ii) said GUI being configured for presenting an input object configured to accept one or more user selections identifying one or more additional features characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient selected from a set of additional selectable features; iii) directing the processor arrangement to process at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information to; (1) derive measurements over time associated with a specific additional feature not presented in a viewing window displayed on the GUI, the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient in the set of additional selectable features, the measurements over time associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels over time associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; (2) process the risk levels conveyed by the derived measurements of the specific additional feature and a risk level safety limit corresponding to the specific additional feature to detect excesses associated with the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression; iv) selectively causing one or more alarm events at least in part in response to detection of the excesses, said one or more alarm events including dynamically adapting the GUI without human intervention, the dynamically adapting the GUI causing the GUI to present dynamic adaptations to; (1) deliver additional information to the user by displaying an additional viewing window for displaying the measurements over time of the specific additional feature, wherein the GUI is configured to display the additional viewing window concurrently with the first viewing window and wherein the GUI is configured to display the measurements of the first feature and the measurements of the specific additional feature in a substantially time aligned manner to allow the user to view over concurrent time periods the measurements of the first feature and the measurements associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; and (2) present a visual indicator in connection with the displayed additional viewing window to alert the user to the excesses detected in connection with the derived measurements of the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; d) a display device in communication with said processor arrangement for presenting the GUI to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring labour progression for an obstetrics patient, said method comprising:
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a) receiving signals from a fetal heart rate sensor conveying fetal heart rate information; b) receiving signals from a uterine activity sensor conveying maternal contraction information; c) providing a processor arrangement including at least one processor and a non-transitory storage medium containing instructions for execution by the at least one processor, the instructions when executed by the at least one processor being configured for; i) directing the processor arrangement to implement a Graphical User Interface (GUI) providing a first viewing window displaying measurements over time of a first feature characterizing labour progression of the obstetrics patient, the measurements of the first feature being derived by processing at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information; ii) said GUI being configured for presenting an input object configured to accept one or more user selections identifying one or more additional features characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient selected from a set of additional selectable features; iii) directing the processor arrangement to process at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information to; (1) derive measurements over time associated with a specific additional feature not presented in a viewing window displayed on the GUI, the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient in the set of additional selectable features, the measurements over time associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels over time associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; (2) process the risk levels conveyed by the derived measurements of the specific additional feature and a risk level safety limit corresponding to the specific additional feature to detect excesses associated with the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression; iv) selectively causing one or more alarm events at least in part in response to detection of the excesses, said one or more alarm events including dynamically adapting the GUI without human intervention, the dynamically adapting the GUI causing the GUI to present dynamic adaptations to; (1) deliver additional information to the user by displaying an additional viewing window for displaying the measurements over time of the specific additional feature, wherein the GUI is configured to display the additional viewing window concurrently with the first viewing window and wherein the GUI is configured to display the measurements of the first feature and the measurements of the specific additional feature in a substantially time aligned manner to allow the user to view over concurrent time periods the measurements of the first feature and the measurements associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; (2) present a visual indicator in connection with the displayed additional viewing window to alert the user to the excesses detected in connection with the derived measurements of the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; d) using a display device in communication with said processor arrangement for presenting the GUI to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product including computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, said computer program product implementing a system for monitoring labour progression for an obstetrics patient, said instructions when executed by a processor arrangement being configured for:
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a) receiving signals from a fetal heart rate sensor, said signals conveying fetal heart rate information; b) receiving signals from a uterine activity sensor, said signals conveying maternal contraction information; c) directing the processor arrangement to implement a Graphical User Interface (GUI) providing a first viewing window displaying measurements over time of a first feature characterizing labour progression of the obstetrics patient, the measurements of the first feature being derived by processing at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information, said GUI being configured for presenting an input object configured to accept one or more user selections identifying one or more additional features characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient selected from a set of additional selectable features; d) directing the processor arrangement to process at least one of the fetal heart rate information and the maternal contraction information to; (1) derive measurements over time associated with a specific additional feature not presented in a viewing window displayed on the GUI, the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient in the set of additional selectable features, the measurements over time associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels over time associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; (2) process the risk levels conveyed by the derived measurements of the specific additional feature and a risk level safety limit corresponding to the specific additional feature to detect excesses associated with the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression; e) selectively causing one or more alarm events at least in part in response to detection of the excesses, said one or more alarm events including dynamically adapting the GUI without human intervention, the dynamically adapting the GUI causing the GUI to present dynamic adaptations to; i) deliver additional information to the user by displaying an additional viewing window for displaying the measurements over time of the specific additional feature, wherein the GUI is configured to display the additional viewing window concurrently with the first viewing window and wherein the GUI is configured to display the measurements of the first feature and the measurements of the specific additional feature in a substantially time aligned manner to allow the user to view over concurrent time periods the measurements of the first feature and the measurements associated with the specific additional feature conveying risk levels associated with the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; ii) present a visual indicator in connection with the displayed additional viewing window to alert the user to the excesses detected in connection with the derived measurements of the specific additional feature characterizing the labour progression of the obstetrics patient; f) presenting the GUI to the user using a display device in communication with said processor arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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