Graphical user interface for selecting pulse parameters in a phacoemulsification surgical system
View Patent ↗A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other display element includes a representation of the off-time. The representations show how the on-time and off-time change relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal. The representation show a constant time, or that a time increases or decreases as the foot pedal is pressed. To select a pulse mode, a user can scroll through different pulse representations by touching the screen at the display elements. The selected pulse mode can be continuous, pulse, burst and other modes.
1. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a controller based on settings displayed on a display screen, the user interface comprising:
a first display element that includes a representation of the on-time relative to a position of the controller, wherein the on-time representation is changed to a different on-time representation in response to touching the display screen at the first display element; and
a second display element that includes a representation of the off-time relative to a position of the controller, wherein the off-time representation is changed to a different off-time representation in response to touching the display screen at the second display element,
the on-time and off-time representations being selected to generate pulses in a desired mode.
2. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein at least three different on-time representations are sequentially displayed in the first display element by touching the display screen at the first display element to scroll through the at least three on-time representations.
3. The user interface of claim 2 , wherein the on-time representation is replaced by a different on-time representation each time the display screen is touched.
4. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the on-time representation is linear.
5. The user interface of claim 4 , wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear on-time representation is an increasing linear on-time representation that represents the on-time increasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.
6. The user interface of claim 4 , wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear on-time representation is a horizontal linear on-time representation that represents the on-time remaining substantially constant regardless of movement of the foot pedal.
7. The user interface of claim 4 , wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear on-time representation is a decreasing linear on-time representation that represents the on-time decreasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.
8. The user interface of claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment element that is displayed on the display screen and associated with the on-time, wherein an on-time value is adjusted by touching the display screen at the adjustment element.
9. The user interface of claim 1 , further comprising an on-time value display within the first display element that indicates an on-time value.
10. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein at least three on-time representations are presented in a menu that is displayed on the display screen in response to touching the display screen at the first display element.
11. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the on-time representation is non-linear.
12. The user interface of claim 11 , wherein the non-linear on-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.
13. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein at least three different off-time representations are sequentially displayed in the second display element by touching the display screen at the second display element to scroll through the at least three off-time representations.
14. The user interface of claim 13 , wherein the current off-time representation is replaced by a different off-time representation each time the display screen is touched.
15. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the off-time representation is linear.
16. The user interface of claim 15 , wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear off-time representation is an increasing linear off-time representation that represents the off-time increasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.
17. The user interface of claim 15 , wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear off-time representation is a horizontal linear off-time representation that represents the off-time remaining substantially constant regardless of movement of the foot pedal.
18. The user interface of claim 15 , wherein the controller is a foot pedal and the linear off-time representation is a decreasing linear off-time representation that represents the off-time decreasing linearly in response to movement of the foot pedal.
19. The user interface of claim 1 , further comprising an adjustment element that is displayed on the display screen and associated with the off-time, wherein an off-time value is adjusted by touching the display screen at the adjustment element.
20. The user interface of claim 1 , further comprising an off-time value display within the second display element that indicates an off-time value.
21. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein at least three off-time representations are presented in a menu that is displayed on the display screen in response to touching the display screen at the second display element.
22. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the off-time representation is non-linear.
23. The user interface of claim 22 , wherein the non-linear off-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.
24. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein a total number of available pulse modes is calculated by multiplying the number of on-time representations and the number of off-time representations.
25. The user interface of claim 24 , wherein nine pulse modes can be selected with three on-time representations and three off-time representations.
26. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the phacoemulsification surgical system generates pulse mode pulses when the on-time representation in the first display element is a horizontal linear representation that represents the on-time remaining substantially constant, and the off-time representation in the second display element is a horizontal linear representation that represents the off-time remaining substantially constant.
27. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the phacoemulsification surgical system generates burst mode pulses when the on-time representation in the first display element is a horizontal linear representation that represents the on-time remaining substantially constant, and the off-time representation in the second display element is a decreasing linear representation that represents the off-time decreasing linearly in response to movement of the controller.
28. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the current off-time representation is changed using a menu.
29. The user interface of claim 1 , wherein the current on-time representation is changed using a menu.
30. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a controller based on settings displayed on a display screen, wherein the controller is a foot pedal, the user interface comprising:
a first display element that includes a selected representation of the on-time relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein at least three on-time representations are sequentially displayed in the first display element by touching the display screen at the first display element to scroll through the at least three on-time representations, the on-time representation that is displayed in the first display element being the selected on-time representation; and
a second display element that includes a selected representation of the off-time relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein at least three off-time representations are sequentially displayed in the second display element by touching the display screen at the second display element to scroll through the at least three off-time representations, the off-time representation that is displayed in the second display element being the selected off-time representation,
the on-time and off-time representations being selected to generate pulses in a desired mode.
31. The user interface of claim 30 , wherein the current on-time representation is replaced by a different on-time representation each time the display screen is touched.
32. The user interface of claim 30 , wherein the on-time representation is linear.
33. The user interface of claim 30 , further comprising an on-time value display within the first display element that indicates an on-time value.
34. The user interface of claim 30 , wherein the on-time representation is non-linear.
35. The user interface of claim 34 , wherein the non-linear on-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.
36. The user interface of claim 30 , wherein the current off-time representation is replaced by a different off-time representation each time the display screen is touched.
37. The user interface of claim 30 , wherein the off-time representation is linear.
38. The user interface of claim 30 , further comprising an off-time value display within the second display element that indicates an off-time value.
39. The user interface of claim 30 , wherein the off-time representation is non-linear.
40. The user interface of claim 39 , wherein the non-linear off-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.
41. The user interface of claim 30 , wherein nine pulse modes can be selected with three on-time representations and three off-time representations.
42. A user interface for a phacoemulsification surgical system that generates pulses having an on-time and an off-time, the pulses being adjusted in response to a foot pedal and based on settings in a user interface displayed on a display screen, the user interface comprising:
a first display element that includes a selected representation of the on-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein the on-time representation is a decreasing linear or non-linear representation, a horizontal representation, or an increasing linear or non-linear representation, wherein at least three on-time representations are sequentially displayed in the first display element by touching the display screen at the first display element to scroll through the at least three on-time representations, the on-time representation that is displayed in the first display element being the selected on-time representation;
an on-time value that is displayed with the first display element and that indicates a value of the on-time of the pulses, wherein the on-time representation is displayed in the background relative to the on-time value;
a second display element that includes a selected representation of the off-time of pulses generated by the phacoemulsification system relative to a position of the foot pedal, wherein the off-time representation is a decreasing linear or non-linear representation, a horizontal representation, or an increasing linear or non-linear representation, wherein at least three off-time representations are sequentially displayed in the second display element by touching the display screen at the second display element to scroll through the at least three off-time representations, the off-time representation that is displayed in the second display element being the selected off-time representation; and
an off-time value display that indicates a value of the off-time of the pulses, wherein the off-time value display appears within the second display element and the off-time representation is displayed in the background relative to the off-time value,
the on-time and off-time representations being selected to generate pulses in a desired mode.
43. The user interface of claim 42 , wherein the current on-time representation is replaced by a different on-time representation each time the display screen is touched.
44. The user interface of claim 42 , wherein the non-linear on-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.
45. The user interface of claim 42 , wherein the current off-time representation is replaced by a different off-time representation each time the display screen is touched.
46. The user interface of claim 42 , wherein the non-linear off-time representation is an exponential or a polynomial.
47. The user interface of claim 42 , wherein nine pulse modes can be selected with three on-time representations and three off-time representations.