Health Status Indicator Using Visual Gradient for Multi-Patient Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multi-patient displays make it difficult for a single technician to efficiently evaluate and identify patients requiring attention due to the overwhelming amount of information presented.
Innovation Solution
A patient monitoring system that uses a computer to generate a health status indicator with a visual gradient, such as a color gradient with variable saturation and intensity, to convey patient health assessments, allowing for simultaneous display of multiple patients' status on a multi-patient display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional multi-patient displays show detailed information for many patients, then the quantity of monitored patients increases, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in evaluating and identifying patients requiring attention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by implementing a visual gradient system where different colors represent different health status levels. The display transitions from green (healthy) through yellow (caution) to red (critical), enabling technicians to quickly identify patients requiring attention without evaluating detailed numerical data for each patient.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes parameters by transforming complex multi-parameter patient data into a single visual gradient parameter representing overall health status. This aggregation of multiple physiological parameters into one visual indicator simplifies the monitoring interface while maintaining comprehensive patient assessment capability.
2Measurement precision
If conventional multi-patient displays present comprehensive patient data, then the measurement precision of patient health assessment is maintained, but the loss of time increases due to difficulty in quickly identifying patients needing attention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential health status information from comprehensive patient data and presents it separately through a visual gradient indicator. This extraction allows technicians to immediately grasp patient status without sifting through detailed numerical values, significantly reducing identification time while maintaining assessment accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension to patient monitoring by introducing color gradients and visual cues alongside traditional numerical displays. This dimensional enhancement provides an additional layer of information processing that enables rapid visual scanning and patient prioritization without sacrificing measurement precision.
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AI summary
A patient monitoring system is disclosed herein. The patient monitoring system includes a computer adapted to assess the health of a patient, and to generate a health status indicator for the patient. The health status indicator comprising a visual gradient adapted to visually convey the assessed health of the patient. The system also includes a display operatively connected to the computer. The display is configured to display the health status indicator comprising the visual gradient.