Display device and display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11152102-B2
Application number	US-201615073242-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2016
Priority date	Sep 20, 2013
Publication date	Oct 19, 2021
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021

Abstract

A display apparatus for a user interface of a medical instrument avoids erroneous input of numerical values when a user inputs information. A display apparatus includes a numerical value information input section, a selectable target information display section, and a target selection section. A plurality of the setting information selection sections are displayed to be associated with corresponding selectable target information, and a plurality of pieces of selectable target information are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other based on a same standard. The numerical value information input section corresponding to the selected target selection section is displayed simultaneously on a same screen. A range of the selectable target information is changed visually and displayed in response to the numerical value information which is input to the numerical value information input section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus for an extracorporeal circulator monitoring various types of sensed parameters and configured to accept user input for setting warning limits and alarm limits for use during operation of the extracorporeal circulator, the display apparatus comprising:
a numerical value information input section through which numerical value information can be input;
a selectable parameter information display section that displays a plurality of ranges of a selected parameter information defined by respective upper and lower warning limits and upper and lower alarm limits, wherein each range is displayed in the form of a bar shape to show a degree of the corresponding limits, and wherein the ranges of parameter information are displayed in colors different from each other; and
limit selection icons that are used to select the respective upper and lower limits of any one of the ranges of parameter information,
wherein the plurality of limit selection icons are displayed in association with a corresponding range,
wherein the plurality of ranges are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other,
wherein when any one of the plurality of limit selection icons is selected, the numerical value information input section corresponding to the selected limit selection icon simultaneously displays a numerical value being entered by the user input on a same screen together with the selected parameter information, wherein the selected limit selection icon and at least a portion of the corresponding numerical value information input section are changed to display in a same color, and wherein the same color is yellow when the selected limit selection icon is for a warning limit and wherein the same color is red when the selected limit selection icon is for an alarm limit, and
wherein the plurality of ranges of the selected parameter information which is displayed simultaneously on the same screen is changed visually by modifying a corresponding bar shape to show a modified degree of the corresponding limit in response to the numerical value being entered by the user input to the numerical value information input section before storing the numerical value being entered as a final value for monitoring the selected parameter information.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a setting range information storage unit that stores the respective upper and lower limits for each range of parameter information; and
a permissible range determination unit that determines whether or not the numerical value information which is input to the numerical value information input section is within a corresponding permissible range,
wherein when the numerical value information is not within the corresponding permissible range, inputting of the numerical value information is configured to be refused.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the respective upper and lower limits are configured to be changeable based on the numerical value information which is input to the numerical value information input section.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein each range of parameter information includes information on a normal range, an alarm range, and a warning range of a pressure, a temperature, and a flow rate which are measured by the medical instrument.

5. A display method of a display apparatus for an extracorporeal circulator monitoring various types of sensed parameters and configured to accept user input for setting warning limits and alarm limits for use during operation of the extracorporeal circulator, wherein the display apparatus includes a numerical value information input section through which numerical value information can be input, selectable parameter information display sections that display a plurality of ranges of selectable parameter information defined by respective upper and lower warning limits and upper and lower alarm limits, and a limit selection section that is used in order to select any one of the plurality of ranges of selectable parameter information, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying a plurality of limit selection icons in association with the corresponding ranges of selectable parameter information;
arranging the plurality of ranges of selectable parameter information so as to be adjacent to each other, wherein each range is displayed in the form of a bar shape to show a degree of the corresponding limits;
a user selecting one of the limit selection icons, wherein the selected limit selection icon and at least a portion of the corresponding numerical value information input section are changed to display in a same color, and wherein the same color is yellow when the selected limit selection icon is for a warning limit and wherein the same color is red when the selected limit selection icon is for an alarm limit;
when any one of the plurality of limit selection icons is selected, displaying the numerical value information being entered by the user input simultaneously on a same screen together with the plurality of ranges of the selected parameter information; and
visually changing the displayed range of the selectable parameter information which is displayed on the same screen by modifying a corresponding bar shape to show a modified degree of the corresponding limit in response to the numerical value information which is input to the numerical value information input section before storing the numerical value information being entered as a final value for monitoring the selected parameter information.

Assignees

• Terumo Corp

Inventors

• Utsugida Tomoki

Classifications

• G06F40/166

  Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting · CPC title

• A61M2205/3368

  Temperature · CPC title

• A61M2205/502

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

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title

• A61M2205/584

  having a color code · CPC title