Device and method for highlighting patient data and trends

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016174908-A1
Application number	US-201514735887-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 10, 2015
Priority date	Dec 23, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A monitoring or diagnostic device including a display having a display screen on which incoming data from sensors attached to the item or object being monitored by the device is illustrated. The incoming data is represented on the display screen to enable an individual viewing the display screen to determine the current operating condition or parameters of the item or object, such as a patient. The device and display screen can also illustrate various alarm conditions or events, as determined by the device to draw the attention of the individual to those alarm conditions. To assist in this function, the device represents the incoming data from a sensor giving rise to the alarm condition or event, as well as additional incoming data from other sensors corresponding in some manner to the alarm condition, on the display screen in a visually different or distinct manner from the rest of the incoming data not relating to the alarm condition or event.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A monitoring device for providing information on data obtained from sensors operably connected to the device, the device comprising:
a) a central processing unit configured to receive incoming data signals from a first sensor concerning a first physiological parameter and from a second sensor concerning a second physiological parameter, and to compare the incoming data signals to predetermined ranges for the first and second physiological parameters to determine an alarm condition; and b) a display operably connected to the central processing unit, the display including a display screen and configured to graphically represent the incoming data signals from both the first sensor and the second sensor relating to a determined alarm condition on the display screen in a visually distinct manner from a remainder of the incoming data signals from the first sensor and the second sensor.

2 . The device of claim 1 wherein the visually distinct manner comprises graphically representing incoming data signals relating to the alarm condition in a first color and representing the remainder of the incoming data signals in a second color.

3 . The device of claim 2 wherein the wherein the first color is selected from the group consisting of a background color for the incoming data signals relating to the alarm condition and a color of a graphical representation of the incoming data signals relating to the alarm condition.

4 . The device of claim 1 wherein the predetermined range is a frequency range for the incoming data signals.

5 . The device of claim 1 wherein the alarm condition is an arrhythmia.

6 . The device of claim 1 wherein the central processing unit is configured to graphically represent the incoming data signals from both the first sensor and the second sensor relating to a determined alarm condition on the display screen in a visually distinct manner from a remainder of the incoming data signals from the first sensor and the second sensor when the alarm condition is determined from the incoming data signals from only the first sensor.

7 . The device of claim 6 wherein the central processing unit is configured to graphically represent the incoming data signals from the second sensor relating to a determined alarm condition on the display screen in a visually distinct manner from a remainder of the incoming data signals from the second sensor based on a correlation between the determined alarm condition and the incoming data from the second sensor.

8 . The device of claim 1 wherein the correlation is a temporal correlation between the determined alarm condition and the incoming data signal from the second sensor.

9 . The device of claim 1 wherein the first sensor comprises an ECG sensor.

10 . The device of claim 1 wherein the second sensor is a sensor for determining blood pressure or blood flow.

11 . The device of claim 10 wherein the second sensor is selected from the group consisting of an invasive pressure catheter and a pulse oximieter.

12 . A method for identifying incoming data signals illustrated on a display screen falling outside of a predetermined range for the incoming data signals, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing a monitoring device including a central processing unit configured to receive incoming data signals from a first sensor concerning a first operating parameter and from a second sensor concerning a second operating parameter, and to compare the incoming data signals to predetermined ranges for the first and second parameters to determine an alarm condition, and a display operably connected to the central processing unit and including the display screen; b) comparing the incoming data signals from the first and second sensors with the predetermined ranges for the incoming data signals to determine the alarm condition; c) identifying the incoming data signals from the first and second sensors relating to a determined alarm condition on the display screen in a visually distinct manner from a remainder of the incoming data signals from the first and second sensors.

13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the step of identifying the incoming data signals on the display screen comprises:
a) representing the incoming data signals relating to the determined alarm condition in a first color; and
b) representing the remainder of the incoming data signals in a second color.

14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the step of representing the incoming data signals relating to the determined alarm condition comprises displaying an aspect of the incoming data signals relating to the determined alarm condition in the first color, the aspect selected from the group consisting of a background and a graph for the incoming data signals relating to the determined alarm condition.

15 . The method of claim 14 wherein the alarm condition is determined only from incoming data signals from the first sensor.

16 . The method of claim 14 wherein the step of identifying the incoming data signals relating to the determined alarm condition comprises:
a) identifying sections of the incoming data signals from the first sensor causing the determined alarm condition on the display screen in a visually distinct manner; and
b) identifying sections of the incoming data signals from the second sensor having a correlation the incoming data signals from the first sensor causing the determined alarm condition in a visually distinct manner.

17 . The method of claim 16 wherein the correlation is a temporal correlation.

18 . A medical monitoring device for providing information about patient operably connected to the device, the device comprising:
a) an electronic storage medium in which a predetermined range of values for parameters of the patient to be monitored is stored; b) a central processing unit operably connected to the electronic storage medium and configured to receive incoming data signals concerning the parameters of the patient and to compare the incoming data signals to the predetermined ranges for the parameters to determine an alarm condition; c) one or more sensors operably connected to the central processing unit and adapted to be connected to the patient to obtain and transmit the incoming data signals on the parameters to be monitored from the patient to the central processing unit; and d) a display operably connected to the central processing unit, the display including a display screen and configured to graphically represent the incoming data signals in waveforms presented on the display screen wherein sections of the waveforms containing incoming data signals relating to a determined alarm condition are presented on the display screen in a visually distinct manner from the remainder of the waveforms.

19 . The medical monitoring device of claim 18 wherein sections of all waveforms corresponding to a section of one waveform containing incoming data signals relating to a determined alarm condition are presented on the display screen in a visually distinct manner from the remainder of the waveforms.

20 . The medical monitoring device of claim 19 wherein sections of all waveforms corresponding in time to a section of one waveform containing incoming data signals relating to a determined alarm condition are presented on the display screen in a visually distinct manner from the remainder of the waveforms.

Assignees

• Gen Electric

Inventors

• Nair Renjith S
• Genc Sahika
• Treacy Stephen Thomas
• Friedman Bruce Arnold
• Sitzman David Alan
• Balloni William James

Classifications

• A61B5/742 Primary

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

• A61B5/746

  Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms · CPC title

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title

• A61B5/0205

  Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition · CPC title

• A61B5/14551

  for measuring blood gases · CPC title