HUMAN-SHAPED GRAPHICAL ELEMENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT USER INTERFACES
Graphical user interfaces for use with extracorporeal blood treatment systems may include a human-shaped graphical element and one or more process feature graphical elements. The human-shaped graphical element may be moved automatically or manually by users with respect to the process feature graphical elements to provide indications with respect to the process features corresponding to the human-shaped graphical element and the process feature graphical elements.
1 . An extracorporeal blood treatment system comprising:
extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus to perform an extracorporeal blood treatment, wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises a blood circuit to circulate blood from a patient during the extracorporeal blood treatment, wherein the blood circuit is connectable to the patient using venous and arterial blood lines;
a display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface configured to depict a human-shaped graphical element and one or more process feature graphical elements, the human-shaped graphical element corresponding to connection of a patient to the blood circuit using the venous and arterial blood lines, each process feature graphical element of the one or more process feature graphical elements corresponding to a different process feature of the extracorporeal blood treatment system; and
a computing apparatus comprising one or more processors, wherein the computing apparatus is operatively coupled to the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus and the display apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
display on the graphical user interface the human-shaped graphical element and the one or more process feature graphical elements using the one or more processors, wherein the human-shaped graphical element and the one or more process feature graphical elements are separated by space, wherein the human-shaped graphical element is movable proximate the one or more process feature graphical elements to indicate that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit.
2 . (canceled)
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to:
automatically move the human-shaped graphical element proximate the one or more process feature graphical elements to indicate that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit in response to the patient being connected to the blood circuit; and
allow a user to move the human-shaped graphical element proximate the one or more process feature graphical elements to indicate that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit.
4 . An extracorporeal blood treatment system comprising:
extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus to perform an extracorporeal blood treatment, wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises a blood circuit to circulate blood from a patient during the extracorporeal blood treatment, wherein the blood circuit is connectable to the patient using venous and arterial blood lines;
a display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface configured to depict a human-shaped graphical element and one or more process feature graphical elements, the human-shaped graphical element corresponding to connection of a patient to the blood circuit using the venous and arterial blood lines, each process feature graphical element of the one or more process feature graphical elements corresponding to a different process feature of the extracorporeal blood treatment system; and
a computing apparatus comprising one or more processors, wherein the computing apparatus is operatively coupled to the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus and the display apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
display on the graphical user interface the human-shaped graphical element and the one or more process feature graphical elements using the one or more processors, wherein the human-shaped graphical element and the one or more process feature graphical elements are separated by space,
determine that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit, and
move the human-shaped graphical element using the one or more processors proximate the one or more process feature graphical elements in response to determining that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit.
5 . (canceled)
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises a blood sensor to determine whether blood is in the blood circuit, wherein determining that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit comprises sensing blood in the blood circuit using the blood sensor.
7 . An extracorporeal blood treatment system comprising:
extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus to perform an extracorporeal blood treatment, wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises a blood circuit to circulate blood from a patient during the extracorporeal blood treatment, wherein the blood circuit is connectable to the patient using venous and arterial blood lines;
a display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface configured to depict a human-shaped graphical element and one or more process feature graphical elements, the human-shaped graphical element corresponding to connection of a patient to the blood circuit using the venous and arterial blood lines, each process feature graphical element of the one or more process feature graphical elements corresponding to a different process feature of the extracorporeal blood treatment system; and
a computing apparatus comprising one or more processors, wherein the computing apparatus is operatively coupled to the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus and the display apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
display on the graphical user interface the human-shaped graphical element and the one or more process feature graphical elements using the one or more processors, wherein the human-shaped graphical element is proximate the one or more process feature graphical elements to show that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit, and
allow a user to move the human-shaped graphical element away from the one or more process feature graphical elements to indicate to the one or more processors that the venous and arterial blood lines have been disconnected from the patient.
8 . (canceled)
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
display a confirmation region comprising a query asking the user whether the patient is physically disconnected from the blood circuit;
allow a user to answer affirmatively or negatively to the query of the confirmation region; and
move the human-shaped graphical element proximate the one or more process feature graphical elements in response to the user answering the query negatively.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises one or more waste sensors to determine an amount of waste being removed from the patient, wherein the human-shaped graphical element comprises graphical indicia indicative of the amount of waste removed from the patient.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises one or more blood-related parameter sensors to determine at least one blood-related parameter associated with the patient, wherein the human-shaped graphical element comprises the at least one blood-related parameter associated with the patient determined by the one or more blood-related parameter sensors.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the human-shaped graphical element comprises a graphical facial expression configured to indicate happiness when an extracorporeal blood treatment is complete.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict a graphical representation of at least one of the venous and arterial blood lines extending between the human-shaped graphical element and the one or more process feature graphical elements to indicate that the venous and arterial blood lines are connecting the patient to the blood circuit.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises one or more blood circuit pressure sensors to measure venous blood circuit pressure and arterial blood circuit pressure in the blood circuit, wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to depict a blood pressure graphical representation representative of at least one of venous blood pressure of the patient and arterial blood pressure of the patient measured by the one or more blood circuit pressure sensors proximate the graphical representation of at least one of the venous and arterial blood lines.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict one or more affordance indications to indicate to a user where on the graphical user interface the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element are to be moved away from or proximate to, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to display one or more affordance indications proximate locations where on the graphical user interface the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element are to be moved away from or proximate to when the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element are moved.
16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to, upon initialization of at least one process feature corresponding to the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element, display a graphical animation between at least two of the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element indicative of the change of state of the process features corresponding to the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the graphical animation comprises a flow of particles between a first process feature graphical element of the one or more process feature graphical elements and a second process feature graphical element of the one or more process feature graphical elements.
18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the human-shaped graphical element further comprises a connection area corresponding to a process feature graphical element of the one or more process feature graphical elements, wherein the connection area of the human-shaped graphical element is at least proximate to the corresponding process feature graphical element when the human-shaped graphical element is proximate the corresponding process feature graphical element graphical region to indicate a change in the state of the process feature corresponding to the human-shaped graphical element.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the connection area of the human-shaped graphical element is configured to be in at least contact with the corresponding process feature graphical element when the human-shaped graphical element is proximate the corresponding process feature graphical element.
20 . The system of claim 1 , wherein, after the human-shaped graphical element is proximate the one or more process feature graphical elements, the human-shaped graphical element overlaps the one or more process feature graphical elements.
21 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to allow a user to select the human-shaped graphical element to display a patient information region on the graphical user interface comprising patient-related information, wherein the patient-related information comprises at least one of a prescription, a medication condition history, a treatment history, a treatment summary, patient notes, and vital signs.
22 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises at least one of a blood pressure sensor to measure the patient's blood pressure and a heart rate sensor to measure the patient's heart rate, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to allow a user to select an area of the human-shaped graphical element to initiate at least one of the blood pressure sensor to perform a blood pressure measurement and the heart rate sensor to perform a heart rate measurement.
23 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the selectable area of the human-shaped graphical element is heart-shaped.
24 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
display, in the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element, at least one parameter of the process features corresponding to the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element; and
allow a user to select the one or more process feature graphical elements and the human-shaped graphical element to display an adjustment region configured to allow adjustment of the at least one parameter.
25 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more process feature graphical elements correspond to one or more blood-related process features of an extracorporeal blood treatment and one or more fluid circuit-related process features of the extracorporeal blood treatment.
26 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more process feature graphical elements correspond to at least one of blood flow, ultrafiltration, heparin delivery, citrate delivery, dialysate delivery, priming, disinfection, ultrafiltration profile, isolated ultrafiltration, rinseback, sodium profile, bicarbonate profile, pre-dilution, post-dilution, and potassium profile.
27 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more process feature graphical elements comprise at least two process feature graphical elements.
28 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the display apparatus comprises a touchscreen.