Ventilation system with removable primary display

1. A ventilation system comprising:

a main housing;

a gas delivery system in the main housing;

a ventilation control system in the main housing that controls the gas delivery system and monitors one or more of a patient physiological parameter, operational parameters of the ventilation system and user-settable parameters;

a primary display controller that generates a graphical user interface and that receives user inputs through the graphical user interface and delivers commands to the ventilation control system based on the inputs;

a primary display housing removably attached to the main housing;

a primary display in the primary display housing that presents the graphical user interface; and

a system status display incorporated into the main housing that receives status data directly from the ventilation control system and displays the status data, and

wherein when the ventilation system is ventilating a patient, the ventilation control system causes the system status display to display a first set of status data when the primary display housing is attached and a second set of status data different from the first set of status data when the primary display housing is removed.

2. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein:

the primary display controller is in the primary display housing.

3. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein:

the primary display controller is in the main housing and is placed in a low-power mode when the primary display housing is removed.

4. The ventilation system of claim 3 , wherein:

the primary display controller is turned off when the primary display housing is removed.

5. The ventilation system of claim 1 further comprising;

one or more batteries; and

wherein, when the ventilation system is ventilating a patient, the primary display controller and primary display are placed in a low-power mode when the ventilation system is powered from the one or more batteries.

6. The ventilation system of claim 5 further comprising;

wherein, when the ventilation system is ventilating a patient, the primary display controller and primary display are turned off when the ventilation system is powered from the one or more batteries.

7. The ventilation system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more batteries; and

wherein, when the ventilation system is ventilating a patient, the ventilation control system causes the system status display to display a third set of status data when the ventilation system is powered from an external source and a fourth set of status data different from the third set of status data when the ventilation system is powered from the one or more batteries.

8. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein:

at least one command may be transmitted to the ventilation control system via the system status display when the primary display housing is removed or turned off.

9. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein:

status data is selected from ventilator status, primary display status, available gas sources, utilized gas source or sources, available power sources, utilized power source, pressure trace of inspiratory pressure, low pressure level (Peep), peak inspiratory pressure (P PEAK ), battery system status, batteries in use, battery charge level, and a battery status.

10. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein:

the ventilation control system causes the system status display to display a fifth set of status data when the ventilation system is powered from an external source and the primary display is turned off.

11. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein:

the system status display when in operation uses less than 10% of the power used by the primary display when in operation.

12. The ventilation system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a switch that turns the system status display on and off.

13. A ventilation system comprising:

a main housing;

a gas delivery system in the main housing;

a ventilation control system in the main housing that controls the gas delivery system and monitors one or more of a patient physiological parameter, operational parameters of the ventilation system and user-settable parameters;

a primary display controller that generates a graphical user interface and that receives user inputs through the graphical user interface and delivers commands to the ventilation control system based on the inputs;

a primary display housing removably attached to the main housing;

a primary display in the primary display housing that presents the graphical user interface; and

a system status display incorporated into the main housing that receives status data directly from the ventilation control system and displays the status data,

wherein the primary display controller is in the main housing and is placed in a low-power mode when the primary display housing is removed.

14. A ventilation system comprising:

a main housing;

a gas delivery system in the main housing;

a ventilation control system in the main housing that controls the gas delivery system and monitors one or more of a patient physiological parameter, operational parameters of the ventilation system and user-settable parameters;

a primary display controller that generates a graphical user interface and that receives user inputs through the graphical user interface and delivers commands to the ventilation control system based on the inputs;

a primary display housing removably attached to the main housing;

a primary display in the primary display housing that presents the graphical user interface; and

a system status display incorporated into the main housing that receives status data directly from the ventilation control system and displays the status data,

wherein the primary display controller is turned off when the primary display housing is removed.

15. A ventilation system comprising:

a main housing;

a gas delivery system in the main housing;

a ventilation control system in the main housing that controls the gas delivery system and monitors one or more of a patient physiological parameter, operational parameters of the ventilation system and user-settable parameters;

a primary display controller that generates a graphical user interface and that receives user inputs through the graphical user interface and delivers commands to the ventilation control system based on the inputs;

a primary display housing removably attached to the main housing;

a primary display in the primary display housing that presents the graphical user interface; and

a system status display incorporated into the main housing that receives status data directly from the ventilation control system and the system status display displays

first system status data when the ventilation system is ventilating a patient and receiving power from an external power source and the primary display is attached to the main housing and is displaying the graphical user interface;

second system status data when the ventilation system is ventilating a patient and receiving power from the external power source and the primary display is not attached to the main housing or is not displaying the graphical user interface;

third system status data when the ventilation system is ventilating a patient and receiving power from an internal power source and the primary display is not attached to the main housing or is not displaying the graphical user interface;

fourth system status data when the ventilation system is not ventilating a patient and is receiving power from the external power source and the primary display is not attached to the main housing or is not displaying the graphical user interface; and

fifth system status data when the ventilation system is not ventilating a patient and is receiving power from the internal power source, wherein the fifth system status data are only displayed in response to a user command input via an interface element on the main housing, and

wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth system status data are different.

16. The ventilation system of claim 15 , wherein the first system status data comprises utilized power source, primary display status, and at least one of:

ventilator status,

available gas sources,

utilized gas source or sources,

available power sources,

pressure trace of inspiratory pressure,

Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP),

peak inspiratory pressure (P Peak ),

battery system status,

batteries in use,

battery charge level, and

a battery status.

17. The ventilation system of claim 15 , wherein the second system status data comprises utilized power source, primary display status, and at least one of:

ventilator status,

available gas sources,

utilized gas source or sources,

available power sources,

pressure trace of inspiratory pressure,

Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP),

peak inspiratory pressure (P Peak ),

battery system status,

batteries in use,

battery charge level, and

a battery status.

18. The ventilation system of claim 15 , wherein the third system status data comprises utilized power source, primary display status, and at least one of:

ventilator status,

available gas sources,

utilized gas source or sources,

available power sources,

pressure trace of inspiratory pressure,

Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP),

peak inspiratory pressure (P Peak ),

battery system status,

batteries in use,

battery charge level, and

a battery status.

19. The ventilation system of claim 15 , wherein the fourth system status data comprises utilized power source, primary display status, ventilation status, and at least one of:

available gas sources, available power sources, utilized power source, battery system status, batteries in use, battery charge level, and a battery status.

20. The ventilation system of claim 15 , wherein the fifth system status data comprises utilized power source, primary display status, ventilation status, and at least one of:

available gas sources,

available power sources,

battery system status,

batteries in use,

battery charge level, and

a battery status.