US 12,268,477 B2
Fluid loss estimation of medical items
Siddarth Satish, Portola Valley, CA (US); and Julian Thayn, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,728.
Application 17/560,728 is a continuation of application No. 15/869,429, filed on Jan. 12, 2018, granted, now 11,229,368.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/446,333, filed on Jan. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0110532 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/36 (2006.01); G01G 19/414 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); G01G 23/365 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/02042 (2013.01) [A61B 5/7278 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61B 5/7435 (2013.01); A61B 5/7475 (2013.01); A61B 10/0048 (2013.01); A61F 13/36 (2013.01); G01G 19/414 (2013.01); A61B 2505/05 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8491 (2013.01); A61M 1/60 (2021.05); A61M 2205/3393 (2013.01); G01G 23/365 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for quantifying a first fluid from a patient, the method comprising:
displaying on a display a graphical representation of a container;
receiving a first user input to a first display element on the display indicating a volume of a second fluid observed in the container;
receiving a second user input to a second display element on the display indicating a total fluid volume observed in the container;
estimating a first volume of the first fluid based on the first user input and the second user input;
receiving a third user input to a third display element on the display indicating a quantity of each different type of absorbent articles, wherein the third display element is automatically selected for display from a group of display elements each associated with the different types of the absorbent articles, and wherein the third display element is selected based on at least one of a procedure type, a previous procedure type, a selected brand, and a user preference;
estimating a total dry weight associated with the absorbent articles based on the third user input and a predetermined dry weight stored in memory and associated with each type of the absorbent articles;
estimating a second volume of the first fluid contained in the absorbent articles based on a difference between the total dry weight and a wet weight of the absorbent articles;
displaying on the display a graphical representation of the first volume of the first fluid as a fluid level within the graphical representation of the container;
displaying on the display a graphical representation of the total fluid volume within the graphical representation of the container;
displaying on the display a graphical representation of the volume of the second fluid within the graphical representation of the container;
displaying on the display a graphical representation of the second volume of the first fluid; and
wherein the graphical representation of the volume of the total fluid volume includes the graphical representation of the first volume of the first fluid and the graphical representation of the volume of the second fluid.