SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL MONITORING DATA

• US 20180247712A1
• Filed: 02/22/2018
• Published: 08/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Masimo Corporation
• Original Assignee: Masimo Corporation
• Inventors: Muhsin, Bilal, Kiani, Massi Joe E., Housel, Peter Scott
• Application Number:
  US15/902,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20180247712A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/222 Electrical cables or leads therefor, e.g. coaxial cables or ribbon cables
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/225 Connectors or couplings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/744 Displaying an avatar, e.g. an animated cartoon character
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• 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: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• 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: A61M 5/14 Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/06 Monitoring of the line circuits, e.g. signalling of line faults
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• 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: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 : for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

A patient monitoring hub can communicate bidirectionally with external devices such as a board-in-cable or a dongle. Medical data can be communicated from the patient monitoring hub to the external devices to cause the external devices to initiate actions. For example, an external device can perform calculations based on data received from the patient monitoring hub, or take other actions (for example, creating a new patient profile, resetting baseline values for algorithms, calibrating algorithms, etc.). The external device can also communicate display characteristics associated with its data to the monitoring hub. The monitoring hub can calculate a set of options for combined layouts corresponding to different external devices or parameters. A display option may be selected for arranging a display screen estate on the monitoring hub.

Claims

1. A medical device cable configured to be connectable to a patient monitoring hub, the medical device cable comprising:

a main cable portion;

a board-in-cable device without a display, the board-in-cable device connected to the main cable portion and configured to couple with a sensor configured to obtain physiological information from a patient;

a connector connected to the main cable portion, the connector configured to connect to a patient monitoring hub;

the board-in-cable device comprising a hardware processor configured to;

calculate a first physiological parameter based on the physiological information;

receive a second physiological parameter from the patient monitoring hub, the second physiological parameter provided by a second board-in-cable device of a second medical device cable also connected to the patient monitoring hub;

process the first and second physiological parameters to generate a third physiological parameter; and

communicate the third physiological parameter to the patient monitoring hub so that the patient monitoring hub is configured to output the third physiological parameter on a display of the patient monitoring hub.

2. The medical device cable of claim 1, wherein the third physiological parameter represents a wellness index.

3. The medical device cable of claim 1, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

determine a display characteristic associated with the third physiological parameter, wherein the display characteristic comprises a display layout associated with the third physiological parameter; and

communicate the display characteristic to the patient monitoring hub.

4. The medical device cable of claim 1, wherein said communication of the display characteristic to the medical monitoring hub causes the patient monitoring hub to override a native display characteristic with the display characteristic.

5. The medical device cable of claim 1, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to access an application programming interface associated with the patient monitoring hub to cause the patient monitoring hub to output a settings user interface.

6. The medical device cable claim 5, wherein the settings user interface is user-selectable to cause the board-in-cable device to receive an updated setting from the settings user interface.

7. The medical device cable of claim 6, wherein the updated setting comprises adjusting a limit of an alarm.

8. The medical device cable of claim 6, wherein the updated setting comprises enabling a function of the board-in-cable device.

9. The medical device cable of claim 1, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to receive an indication from the patient monitoring hub that a new patient has connected with the patient monitoring hub.

10. The medical device cable of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to do one or more of the following responsive to receiving the indication:

reset a parameter calculation algorithm and reset a baseline calculation.

11. A method of sharing data between connected medical devices, the method comprising:

under control of a hardware processor of a first medical device cable;

calculating a first physiological parameter based on physiological information received from a sensor coupled with the medical device cable;

receiving a second physiological parameter from a patient monitoring hub connected to the first medical device cable, the second physiological parameter calculated by either the patient monitor or by a second medical device cable also connected to the patient monitoring hub;

processing the first and second physiological parameters to generate a third physiological parameter; and

communicating the third physiological parameter to the patient monitoring hub so that the medical monitoring hub can output the third physiological parameter on a display.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the third physiological parameter represents a wellness index.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising sending a function call to the patient monitoring hub to cause the patient monitoring hub to output a settings user interface.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving a setting from the settings user interface.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the setting comprises:

an adjusted alarm limit or a toggle to enable a function of the medical device cable.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving an indication from the patient monitoring hub that a new patient has connected with the patient monitoring hub.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising adjusting a parameter calculation algorithm based on the indication.

18. A method of controlling an operation of an external device connected to a patient monitoring hub, the method comprising:

under control of a hardware processor of a patient monitoring hub connectable to a plurality of external devices to the patient monitoring hub, the external devices comprising a wireless dongle, a board-in-cable, or both;

receiving device information of a first one of the external devices at the patient monitoring hub, the device information comprising a display characteristic associated with a patient parameter monitored by the first external device;

establishing a connection between the patient monitoring hub and the first external device;

generating, based at least in part on the display characteristic, a user interface element for managing the patient parameter at the patient monitoring hub;

detecting an actuation of the user interface element on a display of the patient monitoring hub;

determining one or more adjustments associated with the patient parameter in response to the actuation of the user interface element; and

communicating the one or more adjustments to the patient parameter to the first external device, causing the first external device to automatically update its operation based on the one or more adjustments.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the display characteristic comprises an instruction to call a graphics library on the patient monitoring hub to draw the user interface element.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the device information comprises at least one of:

a measurement channel supported by the first external device, measured parameters, or display layouts for the measured parameters.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more adjustments associated with the patient parameter comprises an adjustment to a value which triggers an alarm associated with the patient parameter.

22. The method of claim 18, the one or more adjustments to the patient parameter further cause the first external device to enable or disable a function associated with the patient parameter.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

detecting a triggering event for updating a setting of the external device and communicate information of the triggering event to the first external device which causes the external device to automatically change the setting in response.

24. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

sending data of another parameter to the first external device, the other parameter being acquired by a second one of the external devices, wherein the data of another parameter automatically triggers the second external device to perform a second operation.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the second operation performed comprises calibrating an algorithm for calculating the patient parameter at the second external device.