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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
  • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
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  • G16H40/63—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation

Definitions

• TITLE SYSTEM WITH BREATHING APPARATUS AND TOUCH SCREEN
• This disclosure pertains in general to the field of breathing systems for ventilating patients having a display for providing graphical user interfaces (GUI's). More particularly, the disclosure relates to breathing systems including a breathing apparatus and a touch screen with said GUI for interaction of a user with said breathing apparatus.
• GUI graphical user interface
• a system includes a breathing apparatus, a display unit and a processing unit that is operatively connected to the display unit.
• the display unit of the system is a touch screen for interaction of a user with the breathing apparatus.
• the processing unit is configured to display at least a first content at a first screen location of the touch screen.
• the processing unit is configured to receive a user input comprising a gesture of one or more gestures at the first screen location.
• the processing unit is configured to select a second content related to the first content in dependence of the gesture and the first content.
• the processing unit is configured to provide the second content on the touch screen at a screen location at least partly including the first screen location.
• the first content is free of an indication of the second content, such as an indication comprised in the list of an icon, soft-button or a menu configured to activate the second content upon user selection on the touch screen.
• An icon has a boarder or a frame and a symbol within the border or frame delimitation, the symbol identifying a certain function to be obtained when pressing the icon.
• the operator has to "read" the icon.
• the same issues arise as with menu structures, namely that the operator may easily be confused in a clinical environment. Such confusion may lead to errors in operating breathing apparatus in particular circumstances, which is undesired.
• a symbol without a boarder may be presented at a first screen location and a gesture may be made on a screen location at or adjacent the symbol or a related content, like a curve. The need to identify and hit an icon for a desired operation is thus dispensed with.
• Some examples of the disclosure may provide for faster navigation from one view to another.
• a direct access is provided to non-displayed content related to displayed content without any difficulties for a user, which is in particular advantageous in many clinical situations where the user needs to focus on the patient.
• the non-displayed content relates to content that will be displayed as the second content, but is not displayed or accessible for the user when the first content is displayed.
• An example is to switch from a screen view having no or a few ventilation parameters displayed as metrics and/or curves to another screen view having more metrics and/or curves than the first screen view.
• This is in detail described in PCT/EP2012/061901 of the same applicant as the present application, and which is incorporated herein in its entirety for all purposes.
• the breathing apparatus is safely controlled by the clinical operator. For instance, safety critical adjustments may in an example only be accessible upon a specific gesture, such as a tap and hold for a certain time exceeding a safety threshold time. In addition, a further confirmation by the operator may be required to access certain functions of the breathing apparatus.
• the user intuitively obtains a correct and desired reaction related to the first content upon 5 input of the operator.
• Some examples of the disclosure provide for a simpler, easier to use and more user- friendly user interface.
• Some examples of the disclosure provide for that an optimal amount of information may be displayed as no display area is wasted for menus, soft buttons etc. at the first content.
• Some examples of the disclosure also provide for that functions critical to the safety cannot easily be activated by mistake. Thus, some embodiments may provide for improved safety of the system.
• the gesture is a tap and hold gesture
• the processing unit is configured to provide the second content upon a hold time portion of the tap and 5 hold gesture exceeding a threshold of pre-defined time length.
• unintentional adjustments of the breathing apparatus are avoided as a specific gesture, such as a tap and hold for a certain time, is required for entering certain modes for adjustment etc. Unintentional adjustments by accidently touching the touch screen may be prevented. Such accidental touching of a touch screen may occur in a clinical environment and has o thus no dire consequences by undesired or unintentional adjustments of the breathing apparatus operational parameters.
• Soft buttons comprise a text message on the button to identify a function to be performed upon pressing the soft button on a touch screen.
• the operator has to read the text on the button and identify what action would be performed upon 5 pressing the button. This has similar disadvantages as a menu structure mentioned in the
• the disclosure provides for a less confusing GUI, which is a clinical advantage.
• the processing unit is configured to provide the second content upon confirmation to display the second content by the user. Thanks to the activate
• the threshold time length of the hold portion of the tap and hold gesture is dependent on the first content. In this manner, operational safety can be further increased. Screen portions with a first content requiring or leading to more critical operational 5 adjustments than other screen areas with other content that is less critical, may require a longer time to enter the adjustments. Accidental adjustments are thus even more difficult for screen area(s) displaying such a first content. ln some examples of the disclosure the processing unit is configured to provide a visual feedback to the user during the hold portion illustrating elapsed hold time and time until the threshold is reached.
• the processing unit is configured to provide user access to safety critical functions when the threshold is exceeded.
• an area adjacent the touch screen is free of buttons that are associated with the first content, and/or wherein the at least the first screen location lacks one or more soft-buttons.
• the gesture is a tap gesture.
• the first content is included in the non-exhaustive list of a ventilation strategy indicator ;
• control indicator for safety critical functions of the breathing apparatus, such as for stopping an on-going ventilation:
• a symbol such as a bubbles symbol, e.g. related to leakage compensation.
• the second content is included in the list of:
• a graphical interface for adjusting operative parameters of the breathing apparatus such as ventilation parameters, curves of ventilation parameters, or breathing modes; short trend curves for at least one ventilation parameter;
• a graphical interface for modification of at least one operational parameter of the breathing apparatus including at least two display areas for user modification of the operational parameter in different user interaction modes for each display area;
• a graphic illustrating a specific function of a breathing apparatus such as graphics illustrating a leakage compensation of a breathing circuit
• a graphical interface for modification of at least one operational parameter of the breathing apparatus including at least two display areas for user modification of the operational parameter in different user interaction modes for each display area is in detail described in PCT/EP2012/060454 of the same applicant as the present application, and which is incorporated herein in its entirety for all purposes.
• the gesture, the first content and the second content are included in the non-exhaustive list of:
• a method of internally controlling a breathing apparatus is disclosed.
• a touch screen for interaction of a user with the breathing apparatus is controlled for displaying at least a first content at a first screen location of the touch screen.
• the method includes receiving a user input comprising a gesture of one or more gestures at the first screen location.
• the method includes selecting a second content, different from the first content and different for each gesture, in dependence of the gesture and the first content.
• the method includes providing the second content on the touch screen.
• the gesture is a tap and hold gesture, and providing the second content upon a hold time portion of the tap and hold gesture exceeding a threshold of pre-defined time length, and optionally providing a visual feedback to the user during the hold portion illustrating elapsed hold time and time until the threshold is reached, and wherein the threshold preferably is dependent on the first content.
• the method includes providing user access to safety critical functions when the threshold is exceeded.
• a computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for processing by one or more processing units, in particular a processing unit of a breathing system.
• the computer-readable storage medium has for this purpose instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processing unit perform operations for providing user communication via a touch screen of the breathing system including a breathing apparatus.
• the instructions include displaying at least a first content at a first screen location of the touch screen; detecting a user input comprising a gesture of one or more gestures at the first screen location; selecting a second content, different from the first content and different for each gesture, in dependence of the gesture and the first content; and providing the second content on the touch screen.
• Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary breathing system.
• Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method.
• Fig. 3 is a schematic illustration of an example of a computer-readable medium.
• Figs. 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11 A, and 11 B are schematic illustrations of various examples of portions of GUIs of a display of a breathing system o with a first content and a second content upon user interaction including a gesture on said first content, respectively.
• Fig. 4C is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 4A.
• the disclosure provides examples for methods and systems in which the operator intuitively reaches a related content to what is shown on selected screen areas.
• the content on the 5 screen controls what types of specific user input, i.e. gestures, are accepted at for specific content of a GUI.
• the exact screen area where the specific content is displayed is not relevant; it is the content that controls the possible action in dependence of a gesture made by the operator of the breathing apparatus on the screen area where the specific content is displayed.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary breathing system 1.
• the system 1
• a breathing apparatus 2 includes a breathing apparatus 2, a display unit 3 and a processing unit 4 that is operatively connected to the display unit.
• the display unit 3 of the system includes a touch screen for interaction of a user 5 with the breathing apparatus 1.
• the processing unit 4 is configured to display at least a first content 30 at a first screen location 31 of the touch screen.
• the processing unit is configured to receive a user input comprising a gesture 35 of one or more gestures at the first screen location 31.
• the processing unit 4 is configured to select a second content 40 related to the first content in dependence of the gesture and the first content 30.
• the breathing apparatus is safely controlled by the clinical operator.
• safety critical adjustments may in an example only be accessible upon a specific gesture, such as a tap and hold for a certain time exceeding a safety threshold time.
• a further confirmation by the operator may be required to access certain functions of the breathing apparatus.
• the processing unit 4 is configured to provide the second content 40 on the touch screen preferably at a screen location at least partly including the first screen location 31.
• the first content 30 is free of an indication of the second content 40, such as an indication comprised in the list of an icon, soft-button or a menu configured to activate the second content upon user selection on the touch screen.
• Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method 100 of internally controlling a breathing apparatus 1.
• a display unit 3 including a touch screen for interaction of a user 5 with the breathing apparatus 1 is controlled for displaying at least a first content 30 at a first screen location 31 of the touch screen.
• the method includes a step of receiving 101 a user input on the touch screen.
• the user input is performed by the user touching the touch screen and includes a gesture 35 of one or more gestures at the first screen location 31.
• the method 100 includes selecting 102 a second content 40, different from the first content 30 and different for each gesture 35, in dependence of the gesture 35 and the first content 30.
• the method includes providing 103 the second content 40 on the touch screen.
• a graphical visualization of a ventilation strategy indicator is illustrated at the first screen area 31.
• a first content is illustrated together with a schematically illustrated user input including a gesture 35 of an operator.
• the disclosure provides for a tolerant user input by providing the user with a desired action without the need for searching specific buttons, but rather a specific first context to be touched with a specific gesture to obtain access to a desired second context related to the first context.
• the second context provided via a tap and hold gesture of a predetermined hold portion time is illustrated in the example as an edit mode, as illustrated in Fig. 4B.
• the gesture may be a different gesture leading to a different second content. For instance a simple tap may lead to a different second content, such as a help window or similar.
• Another example is a tap and hold of a hold time below the threshold time that may lead to an information window for the tap and hold gesture, or similar.
• no action may be 5 taken or a help text may be displayed that a tap and hold is necessary to access a second content.
• time length of the hold portion of the tap and hold gesture may be associated with different second content for different time lengths. With increasing time length for instance more critical adjustment modes may be entered. An example of such a staggered dependence of the second content to the time length would be a help menu, and edit mode for screen layout adjustments, an o alarm limit adjustment mode, etc.
• the ventilation strategy indicator of the example includes a combination of a target indication for at least one ventilation related parameter of a ventilation strategy for a patient ventilated by the breathing apparatus 2, and a reciprocating animation of the at least one ventilation 5 related parameter relative the target indication.
• This kind of ventilation strategy indicator is described in detail in PCT/EP2013/053073 of the same applicant as the present application, and which is incorporated herein in its entirety for all purposes.
• the gesture 35 is a tap and hold gesture.
• the second content 40 is provided, as illustrated in Fig. 4B.
• the tap and hold o gesture starts with user 5 touching the touch screen at the first screen location.
• the user maintains contact with the touch screen surface at substantially the same location for a hold time portion of the tap and hold gesture.
• the hold time has to exceed a threshold time of pre-defined time length, i.e. the user has to keep the contact before releasing the contact with the touch screen.
• Fig. 4C is an enlarged view of a portion of Fig. 4A at the location where a finger tip 36 5 touches the touch screen for the gesture 35.
• a visual feedback is provided to the user that the tap is recognized as a feedback indicator 38 is displayed to the operator.
• the feedback indicator 38 is illustrated as a full circle.
• the indicator 38 may have other shapes, such as a curved or straight bar, an hourglass, etc.
• a specific example would be a progress bar.
• the progress bar may be displayed at the first screen 0 area 31.
• a progress bar is a straight bar of defined length, where a bar fills along the length with the hold time until the threshold time is reached and the second content 40 is accessed.
• the indicator 38 has an extension for illustrating the entire time length that has to lapse before an action is performed at a predefined time threshold, here the transition to the second content 40.
• An animated portion 39 indicates the time that has currently lapsed.
• the animated portion may for instance be a curved or 5 straight bar portion in a different grey shade or color than the remaining portion of the indicator 38.
• the user can thus both realize that the time towards a threshold time is lapsing and how large portion relative the entire time to the threshold time has lapsed respectively remains to reaching the threshold time.
• the threshold time may be pre-defined and stored in a memory. It may be dependent on the first content 30. Alternatively, or in addition, it may be dependent on the second content 40.
• the method includes providing user access to safety critical functions when the threshold time is exceeded. The more safety critical the second content is, e.g. adjustments that may be accessed and made in the second content, the longer the time threshold may be.
• a second content 40 is illustrated.
• the operator has access to the second content 40.
• the second content may be an operational mode of editing at least the first content.
• the GUI may comprise elements in the second content for adjusting operative parameters of the breathing apparatus, such as ventilation parameters, curves of ventilation parameters, or breathing modes.
• the second content may comprise soft buttons, icons or other input units.
• the second content is illustrated as such an edit mode.
• the second content includes portions of the first content that are selectable for adjustment by the operator. These portions may be indicated by frames around screen areas selectable, e.g. by a tap gesture, for adjustments or further information or action. These portions include for instance one or more fields for adjusting numerical values 41.
• the framed portions include for instance one or more icons 42, such as for accessing a help screen.
• the framed portions include for instance one or more fields 43, 46 for closing the edit mode, e.g. for returning to the first content.
• These portions include for instance one or more fields for adjusting scales of curves 44, or fields for adjustment of other curve related parameters 45, such as sweep speed or curve shape.
• One or more soft buttons 47 may be provided in the second content 40, see e.g. Fig. 6B.
• a difference between the first content and the second content is that the operator intentionally, but intuitively, has requested the second content. Upon the operator's request, the operator has its attention on the second content and elements like soft buttons 47 are not perceived as confusing by the operator.
• Fig. 3 is a schematic illustration of an example of a computer-readable medium 200.
• the computer-readable medium 200 has embodied thereon a computer program 210 is disclosed for processing by one or more processing units, in particular a processing unit 4 of a breathing system.
• the computer-readable storage medium 200 has for this purpose instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processing unit 4 perform operations for providing user communication via a touch screen of the breathing system 1 including a breathing apparatus 2.
• the instructions include displaying 201 at least a first content at a first screen location of the touch screen; detecting 202 a user input comprising a gesture of one or more gestures at the first screen location; selecting 203 a second content, different from the first content and different for each gesture, in dependence of the gesture and the first content; and providing 204 the second content on the touch screen.
• Figs.5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11 A, and 11 B are schematic illustrations of various examples of portions of GUIs of a display of a breathing system with a first content 30 and a second content 40 provided upon user interaction including a gesture on said first content, respectively.
• a first content 30 is illustrated.
• the first content 30 illustrated in the example of Fig. 5A includes a ventilation strategy indicator in a screen view different than that illustrated in Fig. 4A. Similar to the illustration of Fig. 4A, a tap and hold gesture 35 is illustrated in Fig. 5A.
• a trend element 51 includes curves for one or more ventilatory parameters over a selectable time length longer than a few breathing cycles (which in contrast are displayed as real time curves 60). In the first content 30, the time length is 10 minutes, namely a between illustrated in the example between 17.20 to 17.30.
• the input is intuitively associated with a second content with a user input that is tolerant as to the exact screen location of the input.
• a second content 40 is illustrated upon access from the first content 30 illustrated in Fig. 5A.
• a button 52 is provided to select a different time length for the trend 51 element.
• the user may change the setting by suitable elements, like sliders, +/- or up/down buttons, or a numerical field where a number is selectable.
• the updated value is transferred to the second content.
• the selectable time length of the trend element 51 is changed to 30 minutes from the initial 10 minutes interval illustrated in Fig. 6A.
• the same time length is in the example selected for the plurality of trend curves.
• individual time lengths may be selected (not shown) for one or more of a plurality of trend curves.
• a first content 30 is illustrated.
• the first content 30 includes a curve 60.
• the input is intuitively associated with a second content with a user input that is tolerant as to the exact screen location of the input.
• user input may be accepted anywhere on the line of the curve, or adjacent to it.
• a second content 40 is illustrated upon access from the first content 30 illustrated in Fig. 6A.
• the second content is an edit mode for adjusting view settings of the first content which is accessed upon a tap and hold gesture as described above. For instance, a range 61 of a curve 60 is selectable for adjustment, e.g. via a +/- input element or similar (not shown) when selected.
• One or more soft buttons 47 are provided in the second content 40 in the example illustrated in Fig. 6B.
• the soft button illustrated in the example is an Add/Remove button for adding or removing certain curves included in the GUI.
• a first content 30 is illustrated.
• the first content 30 includes a curve 60 and loops 70.
• the input is intuitively associated with a second content with a user input that is tolerant as to the exact screen location of the input.
• a second content 40 is illustrated upon access from the first content 30 illustrated in Fig. 7A.
• the second content is an edit mode for adjusting view settings of the first content which is accessed upon a tap and hold gesture as described above.
• the edit mode is in the example for editing of curves 60 and loops 70. For instance a range 61 of a curve 60 is selectable for adjustment.
• One or more soft buttons 47 are provided in the second content 40 as in the example illustrated in Fig. 6B.
• a button 71 or similar input element may be provided for editing view settings for one or more of the loops 70.
• a first content 30 is illustrated.
• the first content 30 includes a curve 60.
• the input is intuitively associated with a second content with a user input that is tolerant as to the exact screen location of the input.
• the second content is here accessed via a tap gesture.
• a second content 40 is illustrated upon access from the first content 30 illustrated in Fig. 8A.
• the second content is an edit mode for adjusting the sweep speed of the curve 60.
• a button 63 is provided to illustrate the current sweep speed. It may be selected by the operator, e.g. by a tap gesture, to change the current sweep speed to another value. Alternatively, or in addition, adjustment elements 63 may be provided to change the sweep speed. Suitable elements are for instance sliders, +/- buttons (as shown), up/down buttons, etc.
• a first content 30 is illustrated.
• the first content 30 includes a symbol 90, here illustrated as bubbles.
• a symbol 90 has no contour line defining a certain screen area related to the symbol. A symbol 90 should thus not be confused with an icon.
• the second content is selected for display on the touch screen.
• the input is intuitively associated with a second content with a user input that is tolerant as to the exact screen location of the input.
• a second content 40 is illustrated upon access from the first content 30 illustrated in Fig. 9A.
• Information elements 91 related to symbol 90 e.g. a mode where a certain function related to the symbol 90 can be activated or deactivated, are provided in the second content 40.
• the symbol 90 illustrated in the example and shown in the Figures as bubbles may be related to a leakage compensation of the breathing circuit in the breathing system 1. This is also understood from the illustration in Fig. 9B.
• the bubbles symbol does not give an explicit, direct information that adjustments to leakage compensation is related to the bubbles symbol when user input via a specific gesture is made at the symbol to get access to the second content 40.
• symbols may include other abstract symbols than the specific bubbles symbol described above.
• examples include a symbol for a catheter, or a symbol for electrodes, or a symbol for a catheter with electrodes.
• the symbol may be shown in a first screen area 31 related to a Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) mode of ventilation, which is a mode of ventilation that delivers ventilatory assist in proportion to and in synchrony with the patient's Edi signal, i.e. the electrical activity of the diaphragm. Edi is for instance measured using an esophageal measurement catheter.
• NAVA Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist
• the second content 40 may be entered.
• the second content may pertain to positioning of the catheter, selection of electrodes, measurement maneuvers, related to the NAVA mode.
• symbols include symbols for other respiratory bioelectric signals and muscular signals in synchrony with breathing, etc.
• the first content 30 includes a metric field 80 for a specific ventilation parameter.
• the metric field 80 is in the example in an alarm situation, e.g. having an alerting background color, and/or flashing, etc. to notify an operator of the alarm situation.
• the input is intuitively associated with a second content with a user input that is tolerant as to the exact screen location of the input at the metric field 80.
• a second content 40 is illustrated upon access from the first content 30 illustrated in Fig. 10A.
• the second content 40 includes adjustment elements for the alarm limits for that specific ventilation parameter of the metric field 80.
• adjustment elements may include a sliding bar 81 for adjusting lower and/or upper alarm limits.
• sliders, +/- buttons 82, up/down buttons, etc. may be provided.
• a confirm button 83 provides for accepting the adjustments made via the adjustment elements.
• the first content 30 includes a status field 95.
• the status field 95 may comprise fields for example for patent data, patient type indicator, date, battery charge status, etc.
• the input is intuitively associated with a second content with a user input that is tolerant as to the exact screen location of the input at the status field 95.
• a second content 40 is illustrated upon access from the first content 30 illustrated in Fig. 11 A.
• An edit field 96 for entering or adjusting patient data is provided.
• a New patient button 97 is provided.
• the second content 40 may be provided at least partly overlayed to or adjacent to the first content 30.
• the second content 40 may comprise at least a portion of the first content 30. It may in addition include a frame 48 around an area containing the second content, see e.g. Figs. 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, and 10B.
• the frame 48 facilitates for the operator to identify that a different operational mode of the breathing apparatus is entered from the first content.
• the frame 48 further assists in delimiting the second content 40 from remaining screen portions, thus keeping different portions of the GUI apart.
• the first screen location 31 where the first content is displayed may be a sub-area of the touch screen's total display area.
• the sub area may be a display area where loops and/or waveforms are displayed.
• the sub area may alternatively or in addition include one or more metrics fields.
• the first screen location 31 may include the touch screen's total display area. In this particular example, it is sufficient to perform the gesture 35 on any portion of the screen to access the second content 40. Again, it is dependent on the first content 30 on the touch screen.
• the first content 30 may be a so-called "family view" comprises background images that cover a large portion of the display area. This is in detail described in
• first contents 30 are displayed, which each lead to gesture dependent different second contents as for instance elucidated in the above examples, like curves, metric fields, ventilation strategy indicator elements, etc.
• the second content 40 may comprise an icon and/or a soft button to return to the first content 30, such as the button 46 or the button 43.
• the first content 30 that is displayed, and which is leading to gesture dependent different second content includes any of the above examples, like curves, metric fields, ventilation strategy indicator elements, etc. Touching a specific first screen location 31 of that first content 30 may lead to a preview mode for switching to a different screen view or layout of the
• the processing unit 4 is then configured to control the display 3 such that on a display area thereof the second content is provided in form of a preview of the second screen view or a second operational mode - before the actual switching, i.e. activation of the second operational mode from within the second content 40.
• a preview is described in PCT/EP2012/061901 , such as shown in Fig. 8 thereof, or in PCT/EP2013/054180 of the same applicant as the present application and which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes .
• the preview mode may be entered by a Tap and Hold gesture of a predefined time length of the hold portion.
• an Accept step may be performed on the touch screen to switch to the second view being previewed in the second content 40.
• the first content may include a metric of a ventilatory parameter, such as an oxygen content metrics, such as an inspiratory oxygen content value delivered to the patient during ventilation.
• a function or a change in ventilatory parameters may 5 be obtained, at least temporary.
• an oxygen boost function indicator (not shown) may be provided as a second content.
• the oxygen boost function is giving access to an oxygen flush with adjustable 02% value.
• the 02% value may be selected via suitable input elements.
• an oxygen boost may directly be given to the patient, e.g. during a limited number of o breaths, when the second content is accessed.
• the ventilator may be accessed in this manner and directly executed after a certain hold time threshold is exceeded.
• the second content 40 allows for instance to quickly abort the directly accessed and executed function of the ventilator.
• Other examples than 02 boosts are temporary increased PEEP levels, ventilation pauses, temporary increased breath frequency, etc. in dependence of the first content 30 e.g. being a PEEP 5 metric, a pause portion of a patient gas flow curve, a respiratory rate metric, respectively.
• a further example is access to ventilation mode related adjustments. For instance a gesture made on or at a specific symbol, e.g. the symbol on the right on the top of Fig. 5A, which preferably does not lead, suggest or associate the second content.
• a o gesture may be made on or at a text or abbreviation of a current ventilation may be performed, e.g. the text on the left on the top of Fig. 5A.
• the text is not an icon or a menu selection rather than a status description which conventionally does not allow for any user input.
• the gesture may be made on a field having no context in the close vicinity, like a single colored background, e.g.
• a black or blue background during a ventilation mode e.g. the screen area between the top and 5 middle left illustrated in Fig. 5A.
• Different gestures may lead to different second context. For instance a Tap at such a first screen location may lead to a status indication window of the breathing apparatus in a current ventilation mode. A Tap and hold at the same first screen relation may lead to access of a control mode for adjusting settings of the current ventilation mode. Altematively, or in addition, a different ventilation mode may be selected in the related second content (not shown). 0 The symbol may also be a control indicator for accessing safety critical functions of the breathing apparatus, such as for stopping an on-going ventilation.

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