Patent · US Expired

Ventilator breath display and graphic user interface

US6269812A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1999
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S715/965
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is directed to a ventilation control system for controlling the ventilation of a patient. The ventilation control system utilizes a user-friendly user interface for the display of patient data and ventilator status. The user interface includes a graphic representation of a breath cycle that displays the breath cycle currently being ventilated, and is also responsive to changes in ventilation settings to assist the user in evaluation the effect of those changes on the ventilator strategy before the changes are implemented.

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