Patent ID: 8409124

Claim:
A method of managing a condition change of a perfusion system during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a perfusion control system during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery by way of a user interface of the perfusion control system comprising a display screen, the display screen showing a color coded system status bar that includes distinct bar portions, with one bar portion for displaying a first color, a second bar portion for displaying a second color, and a third bar portion for displaying a third color; displaying the first color within the first portion of the color coded system status bar during normal operation of the perfusion system; receiving information indicative an occurrence of a first system operational problem and a second system operational problem; prioritizing the first and second system operational problems such that one of the first and second operational problems is designated as a highest priority system operational problem and the other of the first and second operational problems is designated as a next highest priority system operational problem; displaying one of the second or third color within the respective second or third bar portion based upon the highest priority system operational problem, the color being displayed indicating any one out of a plurality of system conditions as have been prioritized according to a level of the system operation problem as such system operational problems have been programmed into the perfusion control system; displaying a first message indicative of the highest priority system operational problem within a distinct system message box that is positioned separately from the status bar on the display screen, thereby indicating a specific system operation problem out of the plurality of system conditions that have been prioritized according to the level represented by the displayed color; and subsequently displaying a second message indicative of the next highest priority system operational problem within the distinct system message box upon correction of the highest priority system operational problem.