Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring and displaying medical parameters for a patient

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9730648-B2
Application number	US-201313804669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are provided for monitoring and displaying medical parameters for a patient. In one embodiment, a display can be configured to show a display screen that includes information related to a physiological parameter being measured from a patient. The information can include trends of values of the physiological parameter gathered from the patient over a period of time. The display screen can also show assessment information regarding one or more diagnostic parameters for the patient and notification information regarding one or more medically-related events that occurred as related to the patient. The trends information, the assessment information, and the notification information can be shown on the display screen alone or in any combination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a display screen; and
a processor configured to:
receive a plurality of values for each of a plurality of physiological parameters measured from a patient over a period of time,
cause a plurality of windows to be displayed on the display screen, the plurality of windows comprising:
a current value window that shows a current value for each of the plurality of physiological parameters, and
a trends window that shows a trendline for each of the plurality of physiological parameters, each of the trendlines indicating for its associated physiological parameter the values of the physiological parameter over the period of time,

receive an input representing a user-selected time,
cause a time marker to be displayed on the trends window, a position of the time marker relative to each of the trendlines indicating the user-selected time within the period of time, the marker being movable simultaneously along each of the trendlines based on the user-selected time,
cause an assessment window to be displayed on the display screen that indicates a value of each of the plurality of physiological parameters at the selected time,
receive a notification identifying a medically-related event experienced by the patient at a time within the period of time, the medically-related event being an event that affects at least one of the plurality of physiological parameters, and
cause at least one notification marker to be displayed on at least one of the trendlines in response to the receipt of the notification, the notification marker being automatically added at a point on the at least one of the trendlines within the period of time that corresponds to the time at which the patient experienced the medically-related event,

wherein data displayed on at least one of the current value window, the trends window, and the assessment window is usable to at least one of diagnose, treat, and assess the patient.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to allow a user to select which one or more of the plurality of physiological parameters to be concurrently displayed in the trends window.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to cause a detail trends window to be displayed on the display screen in response to a user selecting any one of the trendlines at the position of the time marker, the detail trends window showing a more detailed version of a portion of the selected trendline for a second period of time including the selected time, the second period of time being less than the period of time.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to display the assessment window concurrently with the trends window on the display screen.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to only display the assessment window concurrently with the trends window on the display screen in response to a user input to the processor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to concurrently display each of the plurality of windows on the display screen.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to display a selected one or more of the plurality of windows at a time, the displayed one or more windows being user selected from among the plurality of windows.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to allow a user to repeatedly change a length of the period of time.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of windows also includes a future window that displays projected future values for each of the physiological parameters values beyond the time period, the processor being configured to calculate the projected future values based on the measured values.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of physiological parameters comprises at least two of intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), oxygen saturation (pO 2 ), heart rate, and temperature.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor receives the plurality of values for each of the plurality of physiological parameters from at least one sensor attached to the patient.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the time marker includes a mark crossing each of the trendlines.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one notification marker uniquely visually identifies a type of the medically-related event.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one notification marker is configured to facilitate user evaluation of the one or more physiological parameters associated with the at least one of the trendlines at the time at which the patient experienced the medically-related event.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the medically-related event is at least one of an action performed by medical personnel, the patient being moved within a care facility, the patient having a visitor, the patient sleeping, the patient being awake, the patient eating, the patient experiencing a planned medical event, and the patient experiencing an unplanned medical event.

16. A method of displaying medical information relating to a patient, comprising:
receiving a plurality of values for each of a plurality of physiological parameters measured from a patient over a period of time;
displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen, the plurality of windows comprising:
a current value window that shows a current value for each of the plurality of physiological parameters, and
a trends window that shows a trendline for each of the plurality of physiological parameters, each of the trendlines indicating for its associated physiological parameter the values of the physiological parameter over the period of time;

receiving an input representing a user-selected time;
displaying a time marker on the trends window, a position of the time marker relative to each of the trendlines indicating the user-selected time within the period of time, wherein the marker is movable simultaneously along each of the trendlines;
displaying an assessment window on the display screen that indicates a value of each of the plurality of physiological parameters at the user-selected time;
receive a notification identifying a medically-related event experienced by the patient at a time within the period of time, the medically-related event being an event that affects at least one of the plurality of physiological parameters; and
automatically displaying at least one notification marker on at least one of the trendlines in response to the receipt of the notification, the at least one notification marker being disposed at a point on the at least one of the trendlines within the period of time that corresponds to the time at which the patient experienced the medically-related event,
wherein data displayed on at least one of the current value window, the trends window, and the assessment window is usable to at least one of diagnose, treat, and assess the patient.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of physiological parameters comprises at least two of intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), oxygen saturation (pO 2 ), heart rate, and temperature.

18. A tangible computer readable medium having stored thereon a program, that when executed, performs the method of claim 16 .

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein receiving the plurality of values for each of the plurality of physiological parameters includes receiving data from at le

Assignees

• Depuy Synthes Products Llc
• Depuy Synthes Products Inc

Inventors

• Kassem Salim
• Baruch Nicholas

Classifications

• A61B5/746

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

• A61B5/14551

  for measuring blood gases · CPC title

• A61B5/7435

  Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface · CPC title

• A61B5/031

  Intracranial pressure · CPC title

• A61B5/0205

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