Early confirmation of a prolonged aperiodic measurement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016128644-A1
Application number	US-201414894016-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 18, 2014
Priority date	Jun 24, 2013
Publication date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A medical device ( 10 ), medical method and graphical user interface (GUI) ( 18 ) displaying data regarding measurement of a physiological parameter. A window ( 22 ) for the physiological parameter is displayed using a display device ( 20 ). The window ( 22 ) includes an indicator ( 24 ) identifying a measured value of the physiological parameter. In response to automatic trigger of measurement of the physiological parameter, the window ( 22 ) is updated to further include a first indicator ( 34 ) indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing. In response to manual trigger of measurement of the physiological parameter, the window ( 22 ) is updated to replace the indicator ( 24 ) identifying the measured value with a second indicator ( 36 ) indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing. The second indicator ( 36 ) is prominent relative to the first indicator ( 34 ).

First claim

1 . A medical device displaying data regarding measurement of a physiological parameter, said medical device comprising:
a display device; and at least one processor programmed to:
display a window for the physiological parameter using the display device, the window including an indicator identifying a measured value of the physiological parameter;
in response to an automatic trigger of measurement of the physiological parameter, update the window to further include a first indicator, having a first format, indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing; and
in response to a manual trigger of measurement of the physiological parameter, update the window to replace the indicator identifying the measured value with a second indicator, having a second format, indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing;
wherein the format of the second indicator is different from the format of the first indicator.

2 . The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
the first indicator, is static over time and the second indicator is dynamic over time; the first indicator is displayed with a smaller size than the second indicator; and the first indicator is displayed with a smaller size than the indicator identifying the measured value.

3 . (canceled)

4 . (canceled)

5 . The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
during an automatically triggered measurement of the physiological parameter, update the window to include an indicator identifying a preliminary value estimating the physiological parameter; and update the window to include the indicator identifying the preliminary value in response to a continuously refined estimate of the physiological parameter meeting predetermined criteria.

6 . (canceled)

7 . The medical device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
during the automatically triggered measurement of the physiological parameter, receive acceptance of the preliminary value; in response to receiving acceptance of the preliminary value, end the automatically triggered measurement and update the window to replace the second indicator indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing with the indicator identifying the measured value, wherein the measured value is the preliminary value.

8 . The medical device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
in response to the automatically triggered measurement failing to meet predetermined criteria within a predetermined amount of time, suspend the automatically triggered measurement and wait up to a predetermined amount of time for a user of the medical device to accept the preliminary value; in response to failing to receive acceptance of the preliminary value within the predetermined amount of time, abort the automatically triggered measurement and update the window to replace the second indicator indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing with an indicator indicating the automatically triggered measurement was aborted.

9 . The medical device according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
automatically trigger measurement of the physiological parameter according to a timing sequence; and in response to completion of a measurement of the physiological parameter, update the window include an indicator describing the timing sequence.

10 . The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
update the window to include an indicator indicating the stability and/or accuracy of a continuously refined estimate of the physiological parameter.

11 . The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
in response to completion of an automatically triggered measurement of the physiological parameter, update the window include an indicator We-indicating whether the measured value was accepted by a user of the device or met predetermined criteria for completing the automatically triggered measurement.

12 . A medical method displaying data regarding measurement of a physiological parameter, said medical method comprising:
displaying a window for the physiological parameter using a display device, the window including an indicator identifying a measured value of the physiological parameter; in response to automatic trigger of measurement of the physiological parameter, updating the window to further include a first indicator indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing; and in response to manual trigger of measurement of the physiological parameter, updating the window to replace the indicator identifying the measured value with a second indicator indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing; wherein the second indicator dynamic over time and the first indicator is static over time and/or the second indicator is displayed with a larger size than, the first indicator.

13 . The medical method according to claim 12 , further including:
during an automatically triggered measurement of the physiological parameter, updating the window to include an indicator identifying a preliminary value estimating the physiological parameter; and update the window to include the indicator identifying the preliminary value in a response to a continuously refined estimate of the physiological parameter meeting predetermined criteria.

14 . (canceled)

15 . The medical method according to claim 13 , further including:
during the automatically triggered measurement of the physiological parameter, receiving acceptance of the preliminary value; in response to receiving acceptance of the preliminary value, ending the automatically triggered measurement and updating the window to replace the second indicator indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing with the indicator identifying the measured value, wherein the measured value is the preliminary value.

16 . The medical method according to claim 13 , further including:
in response to the automatically triggered measurement failing to meet, within a predetermined amount of time, predetermined criteria for completing the automatically triggered measurement, suspending the automatically triggered measurement and waiting up to a second predetermined amount of time for a user to accept the preliminary value; in response to failing to receive acceptance of the preliminary value within the second predetermined amount of time, aborting the automatically triggered measurement and updating the window to replace the second indicator indicating measurement of the physiological parameter is ongoing with an indicator indicating the automatically triggered measurement was aborted.

17 . The medical method according to claim 12 , further including:
automatically triggering measurement of the physiological parameter according to a timing sequence; and in response to completion of a measurement of the physiological parameter, updating the window include an indicator describing the timing sequence; and update the window to include an indicator indicating the stability and/or accuracy of a continuously refined estimate of the physiological parameter.

18 . (canceled)

19 . (canceled)

20 . (canceled)

21 . The medical device according to claim 1 further including a graphical user i

Assignees

• Koninkl Philips Nv

Inventors

• Meier Wilhelm
• Greiner Harald
• Emmrich Thomas Gerhard
• Zimmermann Steffen

Classifications

• A61B5/7475

  User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick · CPC title

• A61B5/743 Primary

  Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots · CPC title

• A61B5/7285

  for synchronizing or triggering a physiological measurement or image acquisition with a physiological event or waveform, e.g. an ECG signal · CPC title

• A61B5/742 Primary

  using visual displays (displays for heart-related electrical signals, e.g. ECG, A61B5/339) · CPC title

• A61B5/021

  Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels · CPC title