Independent workflow aware user interfaces for power injector system operation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11090440-B2
Application number	US-201917043808-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 9, 2019
Priority date	Apr 10, 2018
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A power injector system having a power injector for enabling delivery of fluid in an injection procedure to be performed on a patient may include one or more processors; a first user interface; and a second user interface. The first user interface and the second user interface may be configured to accept a plurality of user inputs associated with control of a plurality of operations of the power injector system and display information associated with the plurality of operations. One of the first user interface and the second user interface may be proximate to the power injector and the other may be remote from the power injector. The one or more processors may be programmed and/or configured to independently control the first user interface and the second user interface based on a first user input and a next user input received from the first user interface and/or the second user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power injector system having a power injector for enabling delivery of fluid in an injection procedure to be performed on a patient, the power injector system comprising:
one or more processors;
a first user interface; and
a second user interface,
wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are configured to accept a plurality of user inputs associated with control of a plurality of operations of the power injector system,
wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are configured to display information associated with the plurality of operations of the power injector system,
wherein one of the first user interface and the second user interface is proximate to the power injector and the other of the first user interface and the second user interface is remote from the power injector,
wherein the one or more processors are programmed and/or configured to:
(a) upon receiving a first user input of the plurality of user inputs and a next user input of the plurality of user inputs from only one of the first user interface and the second user interface, (I) determine from the plurality of operations, based on the first user input and the next user input, a first operation thereof and a next operation thereof that are associated, respectively, with the first user input and the next user input, and control, according to the determination of the first operation and the next operation, the first user interface and the second user interface to display information associated with the first operation, the next operation, and a current operational state of the power injector system; and
(b) upon receiving the first user input of the plurality of user inputs and the next user input of the plurality of user inputs from one of the first user interface and the second user interface and the other of the first user interface and the second user interface, respectively, and further:
(I) upon determining that the first operation and the next operation associated, respectively, with the first user input and the next user input are of a type that can be performed independently, control, according to the determination, (i) the first user interface and the second user interface to display the information associated with the first operation, the next operation, and the current operational state of the power injector system and (ii) the first user interface and the second user interface to cooperatively accept current user input associated with the current operational state of the power injector system; and
(II) upon determining that the first operation and the next operation associated, respectively, with the first user input and the next user input are of a type that can be performed only sequentially, control, according to the determination, the first user interface and the second user interface to synchronize display of, but not mirror, the information associated with the first operation, the next operation, and the current operational state of the power injector system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further programmed and/or configured to:
control the first user interface to display the information associated with the first operation, the next operation, and the current operational state of the power injector system in a first visual layout; and
control the second user interface to display the information associated with the first operation, the next operation, and the current operational state of the power injector system in a second visual layout different than the first visual layout.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third user interface,
wherein the third user interface is configured to accept the plurality of user inputs associated with control of the plurality of operations of the power injector system, and
wherein the third user interface is configured to display information associated with the plurality of operations of the power injector system.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further programmed and/or configured to:
control the one of the first user interface and the second user interface and the other of the first user interface and the second user interface to simultaneously accept the first user input of the plurality of user inputs and the next user input of the plurality of user inputs, respectively.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first user input and the next user input are associated with a same operational state of the power injector system.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first user input and the next user input are associated with different operational states of the power injector system.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further programmed and/or configured to:
control the first user interface based on information associated with a first patient; and
simultaneously control the second user interface based on information associated with a second patient different than the first patient.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further programmed and/or configured to:
control the one of the first user interface and the second user interface and the other of the first user interface and the second user interface to prevent acceptance of the next user input and the first user input, respectively.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the current operational state of the power injector system is different than the first operation and the next operation.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further programmed and/or configured to:
control the second user interface to provide a prompt that requests a user to input the next user input via the first user interface.

11. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
control a first user interface and a second user interface of a power injector system having a power injector for enabling delivery of fluid in an injection procedure to be performed on a patient, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are configured to accept a plurality of user inputs associated with control of a plurality of operations of the power injector system, wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are configured to display information associated with the plurality of operations of the power injector system, wherein one of the first user interface and the second user interface is proximate to the power injector and the other of the first user interface and the second user interface is remote from the power injector, and
wherein the instructions cause the at least one processor to control the first user interface and the second user interface by:
(a) upon receiving a first user input of the plurality of user inputs and a next user input of the plurality of user inputs from only one of the first user interface and the second user interface, (I) determining from the plurality of operations, based on the first user input and the next user input, a first operation thereof and a next operation thereof that are associated, respectively, with the first user input and the next user input, and controlling, according to the determination of the first operation and the next operation, the first user interface and the second user interface to display information associated with the first operation, the next operation, and a current operational state of the power injector system; and
(b) upon receiving the first user input of the plur

Assignees

• Bayer Healthcare Llc

Inventors

• Volkar John
• Kemper Corey
• Mukherjee Someshwar
• Parker Samantha
• Benson Carl
• Yoo James Hoon
• Mulcahy Leona
• Brooks Michael
• Sokolov Richard
• Cullen Benjamin James
• Von Moger Alison Ruth

Classifications

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• A61M5/31546 Primary

  Electrically operated dose setting, e.g. input via touch screen or plus/minus buttons · CPC title

• A61M5/007

  for contrast media · CPC title

• A61M2205/502

  User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards · CPC title