Displaying visual elements on a medical device

• US 9,190,010 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2011
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Vik, Daniel, Chandrasenan, Sreelal
• Primary Examiner(s): Caschera, Antonio A
• Application Number:
  US12/987,472
• Publication Number:
  US 20120176394A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,772 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/066 for control of contrast
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/08 Biomedical applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A medical system includes a medical device and a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements. The plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of the medical device. The medical system also includes a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating in controlling visual appearance of the plurality of visual elements displayed on the display, and a visual profile selector for selecting at least one of the plurality of visual profiles based on a state of the medical device.

Claims

1. A medical system comprising:

a medical device;

a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements, wherein said plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of said medical device;

a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating control of a visual appearance of said plurality of visual elements displayed on said display; and

a visual profile selector for automatically selecting at least one of said plurality of visual profiles in accordance with one or more rules, said one or more rules based on one or more states of said medical device and providing for the automatic selection of said at least one visual profile when said one or more states are satisfied, said one or more states relating to an operating parameter associated with a treatment provided by said medical device and a care area associated with said medical device,

wherein said visual profile selector selects a first visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a first care area and selects a second visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a second care area, and

wherein said plurality of visual elements are selected from a group consisting of;

text, a text color, a title bar, title bar text, a title bar background, a button border color, a button text color, a button color, a selected button text color, a selected button color, a work flow, one or more input fields, a graphical library, one or more textures, one or more background images, and one or more grayscale patterns.

2. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said medical device is an infusion pump.

3. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of visual elements further include one or more user inputs.

4. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said functions of said medical device are selected from a group consisting of:

one or more parameters, medicine, and a dosage.

5. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said at least one of said plurality of visual profiles are selected from a group consisting of:

a color, a pattern, a bitmap, a texture, and a theme.

6. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of visual profiles comprise:

a set of color configuration vectors.

7. The medical system of claim 1, further comprising:

an ambient light sensor.

8. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said state of said medical device is selected from a group consisting of:

a power state, a clinician, a patient, and an amount of measured ambient light.

9. The medical system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of visual profiles are configured to be modified at said medical device.

10. A method for displaying visual elements, said method comprising:

generating a plurality of visual profiles;

automatically selecting at least one of said plurality of visual profiles in accordance with one or more rules, said one or more rules based on one or more states of a medical device and providing for the automatic selection of said at least one visual profile when said one or more states are satisfied, said one or more states relating to an operating parameter associated with a treatment provided by said medical device and a care area associated with said medical device; and

displaying a plurality of visual elements on a display of said medical device,

wherein said displayed plurality of visual elements conform to said at least one selected plurality of visual profiles,

wherein said plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of said medical device,

wherein said automatically selecting selects a first visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a first care area and selects a second visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a second care area, and

wherein said plurality of visual elements are selected from a group consisting of;

text, a text color, a title bar, title bar text, a title bar background, a button border color, a button text color, a button color, a selected button text color, a selected button color, a work flow, one or more input fields, a graphical library, one or more textures, one or more background images, and one or more grayscale patterns.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said plurality of visual profiles are selected from a group consisting of:

a color, a pattern, a bitmap, a texture, and a theme.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said state of said medical device is selected from a group consisting of:

a power state, a clinician, a patient, and an amount of measured ambient light.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said automatically selecting said plurality of visual profiles based on said state of said medical device comprises:

selecting said plurality of visual profiles based on a state of an infusion pump.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

measuring ambient light in proximity to said medical device.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

controlling a display setting of said display.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said controlling said display setting comprises:

controlling a contrast of said display.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said controlling said display setting comprises:

controlling a backlight of said display.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions to configure at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

generating a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating control of a visual appearance of a plurality of visual elements displayed on a display of a medical device, said plurality of visual profiles comprising a set of color configuration vectors, each of said color configuration vectors comprising one or more color intensities and a backlight intensity for a region on said display of said medical device;

automatically selecting at least one of said plurality of visual profiles in accordance with one or more rules, said one or more rules based on one or more states of said medical device and providing for the automatic selection of said at least one visual profile when said one or more states are satisfied, said one or more states relating to an operating parameter associated with a treatment provided by said medical device and a care area associated with said medical device; and

displaying said plurality of visual elements on said display of said medical device, wherein said displayed plurality of visual elements conform to said at least one selected plurality of visual profiles, and wherein said plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of said medical device,

wherein said automatically selecting selects a first visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a first care area and selects a second visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a second care area, and

wherein said plurality of visual elements are selected from a group consisting of;

text, a text color, a title bar, title bar text, a title bar background, a button border color, a button text color, a button color, a selected button text color, a selected button color, a work flow, one or more input fields, a graphical library, one or more textures, one or more background images, and one or more grayscale patterns.

19. A medical system comprising:

a medical device;

a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements, wherein said plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of said medical device;

a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating control of a visual appearance of said plurality of visual elements displayed on said display; and

a visual profile selector for automatically selecting at least one of said plurality of visual profiles in accordance with one or more rules, said one or more rules based on one or more states of said medical device and providing for the automatic selection of said at least one visual profile when said one or more states are satisfied, said one or more states relating to an operating parameter associated with a treatment provided by said medical device and a care area associated with said medical device,

wherein said visual profile selector selects a first visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a first care area and selects a second visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a second care area, and

wherein said at least one of said plurality of visual profiles are selected from a group consisting of;

a color, a pattern, a bitmap, a texture, and a theme.

20. A medical system comprising:

a medical device;

a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements, wherein said plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of said medical device;

a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating control of a visual appearance of said plurality of visual elements displayed on said display; and

a visual profile selector for automatically selecting at least one of said plurality of visual profiles in accordance with one or more rules, said one or more rules based on one or more states of said medical device and providing for the automatic selection of said at least one visual profile when said one or more states are satisfied, said one or more states relating to an operating parameter associated with a treatment provided by said medical device and a care area associated with said medical device,

wherein said visual profile selector selects a first visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a first care area and selects a second visual profile from said plurality of visual profiles when said medical device is in a second care area, and

wherein said one or more states of said medical device are selected from a group consisting of;

a power state, a clinician, a patient, and an amount of measured ambient light.