Combined Episodic and Continuous Parameter Monitoring

• US 20160085942A1
• Filed: 12/01/2015
• Published: 03/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: Vann, John Raymond, Wilmington, Robert Paul, Myers, Thomas A., Vassallo, Gregory P., Imboden, Edward
• Granted Patent: US 10,204,081 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/03 Intensive care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• 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 method for displaying physiological data on a medical display device includes receiving one or more first units of physiological data from a first monitoring device. At least one of the first units of physiological data is received on a continuous basis. Each first unit of physiological data corresponds to a medical parameter being monitored by the first monitoring device. One or more second units of physiological data are received from a second monitoring device. At least one of the second units of physiological data is received on a non-continuous basis. Each second unit of physiological data corresponds to a medical parameter being monitored by the second monitoring device. The first and second units of physiological data are displayed on a single display screen of the medical display device.

Claims

1. A method for displaying physiological data on a medical display device, the method comprising:

receiving physiological data of a first patient from a first monitoring device, wherein the physiological data of the first patient is received at a first frequency;

on the medical display device, displaying the physiological data of the first patient on a first tile, wherein the first tile has a first data presentation format;

determining, after a first time period expires without receiving the physiological data of the first patient at the first frequency, that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the first frequency to a second frequency; and

based on determining that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency, converting the first data presentation format to a second data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the physiological data of the first patient received at the first frequency.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, after a second time period, that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the second frequency to a third frequency; and

based on determining that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the second frequency to the third frequency, converting the second data presentation format to a third data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the received physiological data of the first patient.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving physiological data of a second patient from a second monitoring device, wherein the physiological data of the first patient is received at the first frequency;

on the medical display device, displaying the physiological data of the second patient on a second tile, wherein the second tile has the first data presentation format;

determining, after the first time period expires without receiving the physiological data of the second patient at the first frequency, that the physiological data of the second patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency; and

based on determining that the physiological data of the second patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency, converting the first data presentation format to the second data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the received physiological data of the second patient.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first data presentation format is a continuous tile;

wherein the second data presentation format is a trend tile; and

wherein the third data presentation format is an episodic tile.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the medical display device displays the physiological data of the first and second patients in a series of display tiles on the medical display device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the series of display tiles include continuous tiles, episodic tiles and trend tiles.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the continuous tiles include a display of physiological data received continuously and physiological data received non-continuously.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the episodic tiles include a display of physiological data received non-continuously and do not include a display of physiological data monitored continuously.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the trend tiles include displays of two or more groups of physiological data having the second frequency, the two or more groups of physiological data corresponding to physiological data received non-continuously, each group of physiological data having the second frequency being identified by a timestamp.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the physiological data having the first frequency include blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, end tidal carbon dioxide, respiratory rate, hemoglobin, oxygen saturation and an index related to pulmonary health for a patient.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first time period is 15 minutes;

and

wherein the second time period is 90 minutes.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a message is displayed on the continuous tiles when the patient is temporarily disconnected from the first monitoring device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the series of display tiles are organized by rows and columns.

14. An electronic computing device comprising:

a processing unit; and

system memory, the system memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the electronic computing device to;

receive physiological data of a first patient from a first monitoring device, wherein the physiological data of the first patient is received at a first frequency;

on the electronic computing device, display the physiological data of the first patient on a first tile, wherein the first tile has a first data presentation format;

determine, after a first time period expires without receiving the physiological data of the first patient at the first frequency, that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the first frequency to a second frequency;

based on determining that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency, convert the first data presentation format to a second data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the physiological data of the first patient received at the first frequency;

determine, after a second time period, that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the second frequency to a third frequency; and

based on determining that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the second frequency to the third frequency, convert the second data presentation format to a third data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the received physiological data of the first patient.

15. The electronic computing device of claim 14, wherein the system memory further includes instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the electronic computing device to:

receive physiological data of a second patient from a second monitoring device, wherein the physiological data of the first patient is received at the first frequency;

on the electronic computing device, display the physiological data of the second patient on a second tile, wherein the second tile has the first data presentation format;

determine, after the first time period expires without receiving the physiological data of the second patient at the first frequency, that the physiological data of the second patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency; and

based on determining that the physiological data of the second patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency, convert the first data presentation format to the second data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the received physiological data of the second patient.

16. The electronic computing device of claim 15, wherein the first data presentation format is a continuous tile;

wherein the second data presentation format is a trend tile;

wherein the third data presentation format is an episodic tile;

wherein the electronic computing device displays the physiological data of the first and second patients in a series of display tiles on the electronic computing device;

wherein the series of display tiles include continuous tiles, episodic tiles and trend tiles;

wherein the continuous tiles include a display of physiological data received continuously and physiological data received non-continuously; and

wherein the episodic tiles include a display of physiological data received non-continuously and do not include a display of physiological data monitored continuously.

17. The electronic computing device of claim 16, wherein the trend tiles include displays of two or more groups of physiological data having the second frequency, the two or more groups of physiological data corresponding to physiological data received non-continuously, each group of physiological data having the second frequency being identified by a timestamp;

wherein the first time period is 15 minutes; and

wherein the second time period is 90 minutes.

18. A medical device, comprising:

a processing unit; and

system memory, the system memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the medical device to;

receive physiological data of a first patient from a first monitoring device, wherein the physiological data of the first patient is received at a first frequency;

on the medical device, display the physiological data of the first patient on a first tile, wherein the first tile has a first data presentation format;

determine, after a first time period expires without receiving the physiological data of the first patient at the first frequency, that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the first frequency to a second frequency;

based on determining that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency, convert the first data presentation format to a second data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the physiological data of the first patient received at the first frequency;

determine, after a second time period, that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the second frequency to a third frequency;

based on determining that the physiological data of the first patient has changed from the second frequency to the third frequency, convert the second data presentation format to a third data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the received physiological data of the first patient;

receive physiological data of a second patient from a second monitoring device, wherein the physiological data of the first patient is received at the first frequency;

on the medical device, display the physiological data of the second patient on a second tile, wherein the second tile has the first data presentation format;

determine, after the first time period expires without receiving the physiological data of the second patient at the first frequency, that the physiological data of the second patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency; and

based on determining that the physiological data of the second patient has changed from the first frequency to the second frequency, convert the first data presentation format to the second data presentation format, wherein the second data presentation format includes at least some of the received physiological data of the second patient.

19. The medical device of claim 18, wherein the first data presentation format is a continuous tile;

wherein the second data presentation format is a trend tile;

wherein the third data presentation format is an episodic tile;

wherein the medical device displays the physiological data of the first and second patients in a series of display tiles on the medical device;

wherein the series of display tiles include continuous tiles, episodic tiles and trend tiles;

wherein the continuous tiles include a display of physiological data received continuously and physiological data received non-continuously; and

wherein the episodic tiles include a display of physiological data received non-continuously and do not include a display of physiological data monitored continuously.

20. The medical device of claim 19, wherein the trend tiles include displays of two or more groups of physiological data having the second frequency, the two or more groups of physiological data corresponding to physiological data received non-continuously, each group of physiological data having the second frequency being identified by a timestamp;

wherein the first time period is 15 minutes;

wherein the second time period is 90 minutes;

wherein a message is displayed on the continuous tiles when a patient is temporarily disconnected from the first monitoring device; and

wherein the series of display tiles is organized by rows and columns.