METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZATION OF USER INTERFACE OF A MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPORAL BLOOD TREATMENT; MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPORAL BLOOD TREATMENT

• US 20130298062A1
• Filed: 04/25/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: B. Braun Avitum AG (B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: B. Braun Avitum AG (B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: DOLGOS, Sandor, SCHIN, Robert D., SZAMKO, Peter, BOGATIN, Gyorgy
• Granted Patent: US 9,703,926 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/16 with membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Methods for customization of a user interface of a microprocessor controlled medical apparatus for extracorporal blood treatment are disclosed, whereby the medical apparatus comprises a software component driving the user interface on a touch screen of the medical apparatus, and the software component has a technical support and maintenance mode and a treatment mode. At least one target window is displayed on the touch screen during therapy in the treatment mode, and such target window shows at least data regarding measured and/or set values of the therapy, whereby at least the appearance of one target window is modified by a customization procedure that is performed within the target window in the treatment mode. The invention further relates to a medical apparatus for extracorporal blood treatment that uses the method.

Claims

1. Method for customization of a user interface of a microprocessor controlled medical apparatus for extracorporal blood treatment, whereby the medical apparatus comprises a software component driving the user interface on a touch screen of the medical apparatus, and the software component has a technical support and maintenance mode and a treatment mode, and at least one target window is displayed on the touch screen during therapy in the treatment mode, whereby such target window shows at least data regarding measured and/or set values of the therapy, and at least the appearance of one target window is modified by a customization procedure that is performed within the target window in the treatment mode.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein said customization procedure including:

selecting a first value displayed in said target window by an operator,

selecting a second value displayed in an indication of selectable second values by the operator, and

replacing said first value by said second value.

3. Method according to claim 2, wherein the customization procedure modifies the selection of values that are displayed in the target window in numerical form in defined positions.

4. Method according to claim 3, wherein a first value is displayed in a defined position within the target window, and a second value is displayed in this defined position instead of the first value by means of the customization procedure.

5. Method according to claim 2, wherein the customization procedure modifies the selection of values that are displayed in the target window in graphical form in defined positions.

6. Method according to claim 5, wherein a first value is displayed graphically within the target window, and a second value is displayed graphically instead of the first value by means of the customization procedure.

7. Method according to claim 2, wherein an indication of selectable second values is displayed within the target window.

8. Method according to claim 7, wherein the indication of selectable second values is permanently displayed within the target window.

9. Method according to claim 7, wherein the indication of selectable second values is temporarily displayed within the target window.

10. Method according to claim 9, wherein the indication of selectable second values for a defined position is temporarily displayed upon selection of said defined position.

11. Method according to claim 7, wherein the customization procedure is executed by a drag-and-drop operation that involves dragging the indication of one selected value to the defined position on the touch screen.

12. Method according to claim 7, wherein the customization procedure is executed by a selection operation that involves selecting a second value from a menu via the touch screen.

13. Method according to claim 12, wherein the selection operation involves confirming a selected second value via the touch screen.

14. Method according to claim 2, wherein the target window is a trend window, a prescription window, a protocol window or information window.

15. Method according to claim 2, wherein the target window comprises customizable and non-customizable data.

16. Medical apparatus for extracorporal blood treatment that is microprocessor controlled and comprises a touch screen and a software component, whereby the software component drives a user interface on the touch screen and has a technical support and maintenance mode and a treatment mode, and at least one target window can be displayed by the user interface on the touch screen during therapy in the treatment mode, whereby such target window can show at least data regarding measured and/or set values of the therapy, and the medical apparatus comprises means for customization of the user interface with the method according to one of claims 1 to 15, the means for customization of the user interface including:

a user interface for selecting a first value displayed in said target window by an operator,

selecting a second value displayed in an indication of selectable second values by the operator, and

replacing said first value by said second value.