Ventilator GUI Respiratory Data Layout Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Clinicians face inefficiencies in configuring and managing ventilator settings for each patient, often requiring manual re-entry of settings based on uniform protocols, which can be time-consuming and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface for ventilators that allows clinicians to configure and customize the layout of respiratory data displays, enabling selection and preview of parameter categories such as 'Patient Data', 'Big Numbers', and 'Charts', with options to replace parameters and apply changes directly to the graphical display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration of ventilator settings is required for each patient, then customization capability is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores pre-configured ventilator settings and parameter layouts from previous patients in a database. When a new patient is admitted, clinicians can retrieve and load these pre-saved configurations instantly, avoiding the need to manually re-enter all settings. This preliminary preparation and storage of configuration data resolves the contradiction by enabling quick customization without time-consuming manual input.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows clinicians to copy existing ventilator configurations and parameter layouts from one patient to another. By duplicating proven settings and display arrangements, clinicians can rapidly adapt the system to new patients while maintaining effective configurations. This copying mechanism eliminates repetitive manual configuration work while preserving customization benefits.
2Loss of information
If multiple parameter categories are displayed simultaneously, then information completeness is improved, but display complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The graphical user interface divides respiratory data into distinct parameter categories such as 'Patient Data,' 'Big Numbers,' and 'Charts,' each organized in separate layout sections. Clinicians can select which categories to display and where to position them on the screen. This segmentation allows comprehensive information display while maintaining operational simplicity through organized, modular layout management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides dynamic layout configuration where clinicians can customize the position, size, and visibility of different parameter categories based on their preferences and clinical needs. The interface adapts to user choices by rearranging display elements in real-time, enabling both complete information presentation and ease of operation through flexible, user-driven layout optimization.
3Productivity
If pre-configured settings are stored and reused, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically manages the storage, retrieval, and application of pre-configured ventilator settings without requiring complex external management. The configuration database and layout manager handle data persistence and recall autonomously, allowing clinicians to benefit from improved productivity through automated configuration management rather than manual tracking. This self-service capability masks the underlying system complexity while delivering productivity gains.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure describes improved systems and methods for configuring the layout of a graphical display in a ventilatory system. Specifically, the present methods provide a user interface for configuring one or more layout categories associated with data on the graphical display. Upon selection of a layout category, a clinician is provided with a preview of the layout of the layout category. The preview consists of one or more parameter positions. Each parameter position is associated with a parameter. The clinician is also provided with a listing of possible parameters. The parameter positions in the preview and the possible parameters in the listing are selectable elements. Once a parameter position is selected, a possible parameter can be chosen to replace the parameter associated with the selected parameter position. If this replacement is acceptable to the clinician, the clinician can access an accept button to implement the replacement in the graphical display.