METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING MULTIPLE PATIENT PARAMETERS ON A TOUCHSCREEN

• US 20190125278A1
• Filed: 10/30/2017
• Published: 05/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Soosalu, Milvi Kristiina, Lahdenmaki, Virpi Kristiina
• Granted Patent: US 10,667,766 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• 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 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Handheld patient-monitoring device is provided that includes a touchscreen having a display area. The touchscreen is configured to present a first chart section in the display area of the touchscreen. The device is also configured to detect an input gesture on the touchscreen that is indicative of a swipe along the touchscreen. The device is also configured to replace, in response to detecting the input gesture, the first chart section with a second chart section such that the second chart section is presented in the display area and the first chart section is not presented in the display area. The second chart section has at least one parameter region that displays information relating to a respective patient parameter. Replacement of the first chart section with the second chart section is visually indicated to the user.

Claims

1. A handheld patient-monitoring device comprising:

a touchscreen having a display area and configured to present a health-monitoring chart to a user, the health-monitoring chart being based on physiological data detected from a patient;

one or more processors configured to execute programmed instructions stored in memory, the one or more processors, when executing the programmed instructions, configured to;

present a first chart section in the display area of the touchscreen, the first chart section having parameter regions that include information relating to respective patient parameters;

detect an input gesture on the touchscreen that is indicative of a swipe along the touchscreen, the input gesture extending generally in a swipe direction for at least a predetermined distance along the touchscreen; and

replace, in response to detecting the input gesture, the first chart section with a second chart section such that the second chart section is presented in the display area and the first chart section is not presented in the display area, the second chart section having at least one parameter region that displays information relating to a respective patient parameter, wherein replacement of the first chart section with the second chart section is visually indicated to the user.

2. The patient-monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are also configured to determine that one of the patient parameters has become significant, wherein presenting the first chart section in the display area includes displaying a parameter alert on the touchscreen, the parameter alert identifying the patient parameter that has become significant.

3. The patient-monitoring device of claim 2, wherein the second chart section is a condition-specific section and wherein, in response to determining that one of the patient parameters has become significant, the one or more processors are configured to generate the condition-specific chart section, the condition-specific chart section being based on the patient parameter that has become significant, the condition-specific chart section including additional information that is not presented in the first chart section.

4. The patient-monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the condition-specific chart section includes a parameter signal line plotted with respect to horizontal and vertical axes, the horizontal axis representing time and the vertical axis representing values of a patient parameter.

5. The patient-monitoring device of claim 2, wherein the patient parameter that has become significant is highlighted to the user in the second chart section.

6. The patient-monitoring device of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are also configured to, in response to displaying the parameter alert on the touchscreen, automatically replace the first chart section with the second chart section.

7. The patient-monitoring device of claim 1, wherein replacing, in response to detecting the input gesture, the first chart section with the second chart section includes indicating that the first chart section is shifting in the swipe direction.

8. The patient-monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the first chart section and the second chart section appear as separate and discrete sections.

9. A method for monitoring a condition of a patient, the method comprising:

providing a health-monitoring chart to a patient-monitoring device for presenting in a display area of a touchscreen of the patient-monitoring device, the health-monitoring chart including a first chart section and a second chart section;

presenting the first chart section in the display area of the touchscreen, the first chart section having parameter regions that include information relating to respective patient parameters;

detecting an input gesture on the touchscreen that is indicative of a swipe along the touchscreen, the input gesture extending generally in a swipe direction for at least a predetermined distance along the touchscreen; and

replacing, in response to detecting the input gesture, the first chart section with the second chart section such that the second chart section is presented in the display area and the first chart section is not presented in the display area, the second chart section having at least one parameter region that displays information relating to a respective patient parameter, wherein replacement of the first chart section with the second chart section is visually indicated to the user.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining that one of the patient parameters has become significant, wherein presenting the first chart section in the display area includes displaying a parameter alert on the touchscreen, the parameter alert identifying the patient parameter that has become significant.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second chart section is a condition-specific chart section and wherein the method further comprises generating the condition-specific chart section in response to determining that one of the patient parameters has become significant, the condition-specific chart section being based on the patient parameter that has become significant, the condition-specific chart section including additional information that is not presented in the first chart section.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the condition-specific chart section includes a parameter signal line plotted with respect to horizontal and vertical axes, the horizontal axis representing time and the vertical axis representing values of a patient parameter.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the patient parameter that has become significant is highlighted to the user in the second chart section.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are also configured to, in response to displaying the parameter alert on the touchscreen, automatically replace the first chart section with the second chart section.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the first chart section and the second chart section appear as separate and discrete sections.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable code to:

present a first chart section in a display area of a touchscreen, the first chart section having parameter regions that include information relating to respective patient parameters;

receive an input gesture from a gesture recognizer that is indicative of a swipe along the touchscreen; and

replace, in response to receiving the input gesture, the first chart section with a second chart section such that the second chart section is presented in the display area and the first chart section is not presented in the display area, the second chart section having at least one parameter region that displays information relating to a respective patient parameter; and

indicate, in the display area, that the second chart section has replaced or is replacing the first chart section.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the computer executable code is also configured to determine that one of the patient parameters has become significant, wherein presenting the first chart section in the display area includes displaying a parameter alert on the touchscreen, the parameter alert identifying the patient parameter that has become significant.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the second chart section is a condition-specific chart section and wherein the computer executable code is also configured to generate the condition-specific chart section in response to determining that one of the patient parameters has become significant, the condition-specific chart section being based on the patient parameter that has become significant, the condition-specific chart section including additional information that is not presented in the first chart section.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the condition-specific chart section includes a parameter signal line plotted with respect to horizontal and vertical axes, the horizontal axis representing time and the vertical axis representing values of a patient parameter.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first chart section and the second chart section appear as separate and discrete sections.