Mobile medical device image and series navigation

• US 8,543,415 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Issued: 09/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Venon, Medhi, Gill, Sukhdeep, Janicki, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Neha
• Application Number:
  US12/324,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20100131294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,763 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2, 705/3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/88 Medical equipments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for mobile access to clinical information. Certain embodiments provide a mobile medical computing device system. The system includes a mobile medical computing device providing for display of, interaction with, and manipulation of medical images and patient data, the mobile medical computing device in communication with a clinical information system to exchange clinical content related to the medical images and patient data.

Claims

1. A mobile medical computing device system, said system comprising:

a mobile medical computing device comprising;

a display configured to output content and accept user input;

a processor;

a sensor configured to detect motion of the device and enable a user to navigate through different screens of patient content and functionality based on the detected motion, wherein a certain sequence of device movement enables the user to at least one of undo, erase, and reset changes to a default device setting by tracking at least one of a position and orientation of the mobile medical device;

a memory storing clinical content and machine-readable instructions for execution by said processor, wherein said clinical content comprises medical images and patient data;

said processor configured to provide display of, interaction with, and manipulation of said medical images and patient data, the mobile medical computing device in communication with a clinical information system to exchange said clinical content related to the medical images and patient data,

said processor configured to implement a user interface in conjunction with the display to display and interact with said clinical content retrieved from one or more clinical systems,

wherein the user interface enables the user to manipulate said clinical content, access different content, and collaborate with other users to analyze and report on medical exams and other medical content,

the mobile medical device including a plurality of modes, wherein each device mode includes different clinical content and associated tools, and wherein a change in device orientation results in a change in device mode and set of available tools without closing or losing a patient context and one or more previous screens of patient information,

the mobile medical device configured to manipulate, annotated, highlight and measure the medical images; and

the mobile medical device further configured to provide enterprise functions to enable the user to collaborate in real time with one or more other users and access and change content from the one or more clinical systems without switching or leaving a context being reviewed.

2. The mobile medical device of claim 1, wherein the mobile medical device is configured to enable user navigation through an exam'"'"'s content over multiple worklist items without going back to the worklist.

3. The mobile medical device of claim 1, further comprising multi-touch interface recognition.

4. The mobile medical device of claim 3, wherein multi-touch capability is provided to manipulate and modify content.

5. The mobile medical device of claim 4, wherein said multi-touch capability enables the user to draw shapes and annotate to generate measurements, highlight abnormal structure, and add textual comments to an image.

6. The mobile medical device of claim 1, wherein the enterprise functions enable users to exchange medical data without losing a current state of the clinical context.

7. The mobile medical device of claim 1, wherein the device provides a unified communication point for querying and accessing information from a plurality of clinical information systems.

8. The mobile medical device of claim 1, wherein user authentication is facilitated at the mobile medical device based device identification information and entry of a personal identification number by the user.

9. A method for clinical image and information review and manipulation via a mobile medical device, said method comprising:

providing, by a processor in a mobile medical device, a user interface for display of and interaction with medical content retrieved from one or more clinical systems, wherein the user interface enables a user to a) manipulate the medical content, the content including medical images and patient data, b) access different content, and c) collaborate with other users to analyze and report on exams and other medical content;

detecting a motion of the device and enabling, by the processor, the user to navigate through different screens of patient content and functionality based on the detected motion, wherein a certain sequence of device movement enables the user to at least one of undo, erase, and reset changes to a default device setting by tracking at least one of a position and orientation of the mobile medical device; and

selecting, based on the detected motion of the device, a mode for the mobile medical device from a plurality of modes, wherein each device mode includes different clinical content and associated tools, and wherein a change in device orientation results in a change in device mode and set of available tools without closing or losing a patient context and one or more previous screens of patient information,

wherein the mobile medical device is configured to manipulate, annotate, highlight and measure the medical images, and wherein the mobile medical device is further configured to provide enterprise functions to enable the user to collaborate in real time with one or more other users and access and change content from the one or more clinical systems without switching or leaving a context being reviewed.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising accepting multi-touch user input to draw shapes and annotate to generate measurements, highlight abnormal structure, and add textual comments to an image.