Phototherapy apparatus with interactive user interface
A phototherapy apparatus with interactive user interface for treating biological tissue of an animal or human target. The user interface comprises intuitive graphic menus which allow the clinicians or practitioners to define the properties of the biological tissue through easily observable physical characteristics such as weight, skin color, and hair color of the patient. The central control unit of the phototherapy apparatus then automatically optimizes the parameters of the light source according to the properties of the biological tissue and generates an appropriate treatment protocol to produce the optimum phototherapy result.
1. A method comprising:
presenting, by a touchscreen of a phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple first selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal species, including:
(i) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a first animal species,
(ii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a second animal species, and
(iii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a third animal species;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal species of the different animal species;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal colors;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal color of the different animal colors;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple third selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal conditions;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal condition of the different animal conditions;
selecting, by the phototherapy apparatus, parameters of light for administration by a hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus that is operatively connected to a main body of the phototherapy apparatus, in accordance with (a) the user selection of the one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal species, (b) the user selection of the one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal color, and (c) the user selection of the one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal condition; and
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus in response to the phototherapy apparatus having selected the parameters of light for administration by the hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display in a treatment screen of:
(i) an indication of a time of treatment, and
(ii) an indication of a power of treatment.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the graphical depiction of the first animal species is a graphical depiction of a feline;
the graphical depiction of the second animal species is a graphical depiction of a canine, and
the graphical depiction of the third animal species is a graphical depiction of an equine.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the graphical depiction of the first animal species is a graphical depiction of the first animal species within a first box, accompanied by text within the first box that identifies the first animal species,
the graphical depiction of the second animal species is a graphical depiction of the second animal species within a second box, accompanied by text within the second box that identifies the second animal species, and
the graphical depiction of the third animal species is a graphical depiction of the third animal species within a third box, accompanied by text within the third box that identifies the third animal species.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with the different animal colors includes:
(i) a selectable interface element associated with light animal color; and
(ii) a selectable interface element associated with dark animal color.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with the different animal colors includes;
(i) a user selectable box accompanied by text that that identifies “light” animal color; and
(ii) a user selectable box accompanied by text that identifies “dark” animal color.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple second selectable interface elements is presented concurrently with:
(i) a home interface element that graphically depicts a house; and
(ii) a previous screen interface element that graphically depicts a leftward-facing arrow.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple third selectable interface elements that are associated with the different animal conditions includes multiple respective user-selectable boxes associated with the different animal conditions, accompanied by corresponding text that identifies the different animal conditions.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the different animal conditions include an edema/swelling condition.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple third selectable interface elements is presented concurrently with a graphical depiction of the selected animal species.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the concurrent display in the treatment screen includes:
(iii) a frequency of light administered by the hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus; and
(iv) an energy of treatment.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the time of treatment concurrently displayed in the treatment screen with the indication of the power of treatment includes (a) an indication of total time of treatment, and (b) an indication of time remaining of treatment.
12. A phototherapy apparatus, comprising:
a light source to produce light;
a central control unit that is configured to automatically select parameters of light for administration by the light source, in accordance with user selections; and
a touchscreen that is configured with the central control unit, through presentation of interface elements that are to be indicated by the central control unit, to allow user selections to define medical conditions and physical characteristics of an animal target by operations that include:
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple first selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal species, including:
(i) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a first animal species,
(ii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a second animal species, and
(iii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a third animal species;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal species of the different animal species;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal colors;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal color of the different animal colors;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple third selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal conditions;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal condition of the different animal conditions; and
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus in response to the central control unit having selected the parameters of light for administration by the hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus in accordance with (a) the user selection of the one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal species, (b) the user selection of the one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal color, and (c) the user selection of the one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal condition, a concurrent display in a treatment screen of:
(i) an indication of a time of treatment, and
(ii) an indication of a power of treatment.
13. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:
the graphical depiction of the first animal species is a graphical depiction of a feline;
the graphical depiction of the second animal species is a graphical depiction of a canine, and
the graphical depiction of the third animal species is a graphical depiction of an equine.
14. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:
the graphical depiction of the first animal species is a graphical depiction of the first animal species within a first box, accompanied by text within the first box that identifies the first animal species,
the graphical depiction of the second animal species is a graphical depiction of the second animal species within a second box, accompanied by text within the second box that identifies the second animal species, and
the graphical depiction of the third animal species is a graphical depiction of the third animal species within a third box, accompanied by text within the third box that identifies the third animal species.
15. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with the different animal colors includes:
(i) a selectable interface element associated with light animal color; and
(ii) a selectable interface element associated with dark animal color.
16. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with the different animal colors includes;
(i) a user selectable box accompanied by text that that identifies “light” animal color; and
(ii) a user selectable box accompanied by text that identifies “dark” animal color.
17. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple second selectable interface elements is presented concurrently with:
(i) a home interface element that graphically depicts a house; and
(ii) a previous screen interface element that graphically depicts a leftward-facing arrow.
18. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple third selectable interface elements that are associated with the different animal conditions includes multiple respective user-selectable boxes associated with the different animal conditions, accompanied by corresponding text that identifies the different animal conditions.
19. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the concurrent display of the multiple third selectable interface elements is presented concurrently with a graphical depiction of the selected animal species.
20. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the concurrent display in the treatment screen includes:
(iii) a frequency of light administered by the hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus; and
(iv) an energy of treatment.
21. The phototherapy apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the indication of the time of treatment concurrently displayed in the treatment screen with the indication of the power of treatment includes (a) an indication of total time of treatment, and (b) an indication of time remaining of treatment.
22. A method comprising:
presenting, by a touchscreen of a phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple first selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal species, including:
(i) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a feline within a first box, accompanied by text within the first box that identifies the feline,
(ii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a canine within a second box, accompanied by text within the second box that identifies the canine, and
(iii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts an equine within a third box, accompanied by text within the third box that identifies the equine;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal species of the different animal species;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal colors, including:
(i) a user selectable box accompanied by text that that identifies light animal color, and
(ii) a user selectable box accompanied by text that identifies dark animal color;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal color of the different animal colors;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple third selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal conditions, presented concurrently with a graphical depiction of the selected animal species;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal condition of the different animal conditions;
selecting, by the phototherapy apparatus, parameters of light for administration by a hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus that is operatively connected to a main body of the phototherapy apparatus, in accordance with (a) the user selection of the one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal species, (b) the user selection of the one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal color, and (c) the user selection of the one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal condition; and
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus in response to the phototherapy apparatus having selected the parameters of light for administration by the hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display in a treatment screen of:
(i) an indication of total time of treatment,
(ii) an indication of time remaining of treatment,
(iii) an indication of a power of treatment,
(iv) a frequency of light administered by the hand piece, and
(v) an energy of treatment.
23. A phototherapy apparatus, comprising:
a light source to produce light;
a central control unit that is configured to automatically select parameters of light for administration by the light source, in accordance with user selections; and
a touchscreen that is configured with the central control unit, through presentation of interface elements that are to be indicated by the central control unit, to allow user selections to define medical conditions and physical characteristics of an animal target by operations that include:
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple first selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal species, including:
(i) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a feline within a first box, accompanied by text within the first box that identifies the feline,
(ii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts a canine within a second box, accompanied by text within the second box that identifies the canine, and
(iii) a selectable interface element that graphically depicts an equine within a third box, accompanied by text within the third box that identifies the equine;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal species of the different animal species;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple second selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal colors, including:
(i) a user selectable box accompanied by text that that identifies light animal color, and
(ii) a user selectable box accompanied by text that identifies dark animal color;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal color of the different animal colors;
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus, a concurrent display of multiple third selectable interface elements that are associated with different animal conditions, presented concurrently with a graphical depiction of the selected animal species;
receiving, by the phototherapy apparatus and through physical interaction with the touchscreen, user selection of one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with a selected animal condition of the different animal conditions;
selecting, by the phototherapy apparatus, parameters of light for administration by a hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus that is operatively connected to a main body of the phototherapy apparatus, in accordance with (a) the user selection of the one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal species, (b) the user selection of the one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal color, and (c) the user selection of the one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal condition; and
presenting, by the touchscreen of the phototherapy apparatus in response to the central control unit having selected the parameters of light for administration by the hand piece of the phototherapy apparatus in accordance with (a) the user selection of the one of the multiple first selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal species, (b) the user selection of the one of the multiple second selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal color, and (c) the user selection of the one of the multiple third selectable interface elements that is associated with the selected animal condition, a concurrent display in a treatment screen of:
(i) an indication of total time of treatment,
(ii) an indication of time remaining of treatment,
(iii) an indication of a power of treatment,
(iv) a frequency of light administered by the hand piece, and
(v) an energy of treatment.