Patent ID: 6658276
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
A pulse oximetry user interface comprising:a display; a plurality of views each configured to occupy said display, each of said views adapted to present data responsive to a physiological signal; a plurality of icons configured to occupy a portion of said views and adapted to designate the content of said views; a plurality of keys proximate to said display and corresponding to said icons so as to select said icons; a scale associated with said pulse waveform; a signal strength measure corresponding to said physiological signal; and a relationship between said signal strength and said scale so that said pulse waveform conveys information regarding said signal strengths, wherein one of said views presents a pulse waveform, another of said views presents a trend graph, and at least one of said icons can be selected so as to switch said display between said one view and another view.