Patent ID: 8217946
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electronic device having rendered thereon an intuitive graphical display of physiological patient data, comprising: a calibrated bar graph that indicates a measurement range for a monitored physiological characteristic; and a measurement value pointer that moves along the calibrated bar graph to indicate a current value of the monitored physiological characteristic and a direction of change of the monitored physiological characteristic, the measurement value pointer comprising a marker extending from the calibrated bar graph and rendered such that its position is calibrated according to the scale of the calibrated bar graph, and the measurement value pointer further comprising a rate of change pointer integrated with the marker to indicate the direction of change of the monitored physiological characteristic, the rate of change pointer having a base located at the marker, the rate of change pointer terminating at an apex extending from the base, and the rate of change pointer having a displayed length that corresponds to the magnitude of the rate of change of the monitored physiological characteristic, and wherein the displayed length of the rate of change pointer is variable such that the apex is positioned relative to the scale of the calibrated bar graph to indicate a predicted value of the monitored physiological characteristic.