Ventilation System With System Status 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 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; and

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,

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

2 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , 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.

3 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , 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.

4 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , 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.

5 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , 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.

6 . The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein:

the system status display displays fifth system status data when the ventilation system is not ventilating a patient and is receiving power from the internal power source.

7 . The ventilation system of claim 6 , 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,

utilized power source,

battery system status,

batteries in use,

battery charge level, and

a battery status.

8 . The ventilation system of claim 6 , wherein the fifth system status data are only displayed in response to a user command input via an interface element on the main housing.

9 . A method for displaying ventilation information comprising:

ventilating a patient with a ventilation system comprising a system status display and a primary display removable from a main ventilator housing;

controlling the system status display with a ventilation control system;

controlling the primary display with a primary display controller; and

operating the system status display on less power than an amount of power necessary to operate the primary display.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the ventilator system is receiving power from an external power source;

determining that the primary display is attached to the main housing and is displaying the graphical user interface; and

displaying a first set of system status data.

11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the ventilator system is receiving power from the external power source;

determining that the primary display is not attached to the main housing or is not displaying the graphical user interface; and

displaying a second set of system status data.

12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the ventilator system is receiving power from an internal power source;

determining that the primary display is not attached to the main housing or is not displaying the graphical user interface; and

displaying a third set of system status data.

13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining that the ventilator system is receiving power from an internal power source;

determining that the primary display is attached to the main housing or is displaying the graphical user interface; and

displaying a fourth set of system status data.

14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising utilizing less than 10% of power used by the primary display when in operation to power the system status display when in operation.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the system status display, display different sets of data based on at least one of a location of the primary display, data displayed on the primary display, and a power source.

16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the system status display displays at least one of ventilator status, primary display status, available gas sources, utilized gas source or sources, available power sources, utilized power source, pressure trace of inspiratory pressure, Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP), peak inspiratory pressure (P Peak ), battery system status, batteries in use, and battery charge level, and battery status.

17 . A method for displaying ventilation information comprising:

controlling a system status display with a ventilation control system;

controlling a removable primary display with a primary display controller; and

operating the system status display on less power than an amount of power necessary to operate the primary display controller.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining that a ventilation system is not ventilating a patient;

determining that the ventilator system is receiving power from an external power source;

determining that the primary display is not attached to the main housing or is not displaying the graphical user interface; and

displaying a first set of system status data.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining that a ventilation system is not ventilating a patient;

determining that the ventilator system is receiving power from an internal power source;

determining that the primary display is not attached to the main housing or is not displaying the graphical user interface; and

displaying a second set of system status data.

20 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining that a ventilation system is not ventilating a patient;

determining that the ventilator system is receiving power from an internal power source;

determining that the primary display is attached to the main housing or is displaying the graphical user interface; and

displaying a third set of system status data.