Patent ID: 8335992

Claim:
A ventilator comprising a display device, the ventilator configured with a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory communicatively coupled to the processor and containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the ventilator to provide a graphical user interface on the display device, the graphical user interface comprising: a first window, the first window comprising: a plurality of actual ventilatory settings; and a setup icon; and a second window, wherein the second window visually expands out from the setup icon upon selection of the setup icon, wherein the second window comprises: a plurality of settings access elements corresponding to the plurality of actual ventilatory settings, wherein each setting access element is selectable for adjusting a setting value associated with a corresponding actual ventilatory setting, wherein the adjusting comprises: receiving a selection of a setting access element; receiving input of an adjusted setting value into the selected setting access element; receiving an accept command for the adjusted setting value; and in response to the accept command, automatically populating a corresponding actual ventilatory setting by visually floating the adjusted setting value from the selected setting access element in the second window to the corresponding actual ventilatory setting in the first window.