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Publication Number
US-11406746-B2
Publication Date
2022-08-09
Expiration Date
Abstract
A graphical user interface for a medical system comprises a display device, an electronic processor that operates with the display device to display a plurality of screens including a programming screen by which a user can enter or modify medical treatment parameters employed by a machine to perform a medical treatment. When a user modifies a first medical treatment parameter, the processor is programmed to adjust at least one other medical treatment parameters depending on the first medical treatment parameters.
Core Innovation
The disclosed invention relates to a medical system and a method for controlling and displaying a peritoneal dialysis treatment, where cycles include at least one of a fill phase, a dwell phase, and a drain phase. A display device is configured to display a graphical user interface that displays a setting screen with user-modifiable parameters related to the peritoneal dialysis treatment, and the first and second parameters are simultaneously displayed on the same setting screen.
When the user modifies one parameter, the computing device adjusts the other parameter based on the modified value, and the setting screen displays the modified and adjusted values on the same setting screen. The adjustment can be performed to adjust the value of the second parameter based on the modified value of the first parameter upon modification of the first parameter by the user, or adjust the value of the first parameter based on the modified value of the second parameter upon modification of the second parameter by the user.
In additional refinements, the setting screen structure includes distinct areas for parameters in a cycle set, such as a first area configured to show a number of cycles of the fill phase, a second area configured to show a percentage of dialysate drained by the drain phase, and a third area configured to show at least one of a dialysate volume and a duration of the peritoneal dialysis treatment. The invention also defines interdependent permitted-value ranges for user modification, and can use a mathematical model defining dependence between parameters to adjust one parameter based on a modified value of the other.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims in the provided set are clm-00001, clm-00016, and clm-00024. They center on simultaneous display of user-modifiable peritoneal dialysis parameters on the same setting screen and automatic adjustment of one parameter based on user modification of another, with clm-00024 adding a three-area cycle-set layout and specific parameter roles.
Simultaneously displayed user-modifiable peritoneal dialysis parameters on the setting screen
A display device configured to display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface configured to display a first parameter and a second parameter related to the peritoneal dialysis treatment; displaying a setting screen with the first and second parameters simultaneously displayed on the same setting screen, the first and second parameters being user-modifiable parameters.
Automatic adjustment of one parameter based on modified other parameter
The computing device configured to adjust the value of the second parameter based on the modified value of the first parameter upon modification of the first parameter by the user, or adjust the value of the first parameter based on the modified value of the second parameter upon modification of the second parameter by the user.
Display modified and adjusted values on the same setting screen
Displaying on the same setting screen of the graphical user interface the modified first parameter and the adjusted second parameter or the modified second parameter and the adjusted first parameter.
Parameter roles for cycles, fill cycles, and treatment duration or dialysate volume
The first parameter including a number of cycles of the fill phase, and the second parameter including at least one of a dialysate volume and a duration of the peritoneal dialysis treatment.
Cycle set interface with three distinct parameter areas
A setting screen including three distinct areas, including a first area showing a first modifiable parameter with a number of cycles of the fill phase, a second area showing a second modifiable parameter with a percentage of dialysate drained by the drain phase, and a third area showing a third modifiable parameter with at least one of a dialysate volume and a duration of the peritoneal dialysis treatment.
Adjusting parameters while simultaneously displayed on the same setting screen
Allowing a user to adjust at least one of the first, second, and third modifiable parameters that are simultaneously displayed on the same setting screen.
Across clm-00001, clm-00016, and clm-00024, the independent claims cover graphical user interface-based peritoneal dialysis control where user-modifiable parameters are displayed simultaneously on a setting screen, and the system adjusts one parameter based on user modification of another while displaying the modified and adjusted values on the same screen. clm-00024 additionally requires a three-area setting screen layout for fill cycles, dialysate drain percentage, and at least one of dialysate volume or duration.
Stated Advantages
Enables simultaneous display of first and second user-modifiable parameters on the same setting screen.
Automatically adjusts one parameter based on modification of the other parameter.
Displays modified and adjusted parameter values on the same setting screen.
Supports a cycle-set setting screen with distinct areas for fill cycles, dialysate drain percentage, and at least one of dialysate volume or duration.
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