WO2016089741A1

WO2016089741A1 - Graphical user interfaces for configuration of medical treatment apparatus

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Publication number: WO2016089741A1
Application number: PCT/US2015/062934
Authority: WO
Inventors: John O'mahony; Jonas SCHAEFER
Original assignee: Gambro Lundia Ab
Priority date: 2014-12-03
Filing date: 2015-11-30
Publication date: 2016-06-09
Also published as: WO2016089741A8

Abstract

Treatment systems and methods may use graphical user interfaces for configuration of one or more treatments. For example, such graphical user interfaces may include a plurality of configuration process areas, and each configuration process area may provide various information related to the configuration process to, e.g., assist a user in performing the configuration process.

Description

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR CONFIGURATION

OF MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS

CROSS-REFERENCE

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/086,990, filed 03 December 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

The disclosure herein relates to medical treatment apparatus. More particularly, the disclosure relates to systems and methods for use in providing graphical user interfaces related to medical treatment apparatus such as

extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus.

Medical treatment apparatus often includes a graphical user interface depicted on display apparatus. A user may use the graphical user interface to, among other things, set up, configure, monitor, and perform a treatment. The graphical user interface may include a plurality of different graphic displays configured for different types of treatment, for different skill levels of users, for different languages, etc.

Users, or operators, may complete procedures, or processes, for medical treatment apparatus such as, e.g., preparing the apparatus for a treatment, ending a treatment, temporarily recirculating a fluid while a patient is disconnected from the apparatus, etc. The procedures, or processes, may involve loading and unloading various devices onto the apparatus such as disposable and non-disposable items (e.g., filter sets, fluid bags, syringes, blood warmers, etc.). Further, each procedure, step, process, or task, may include, or be made up of, various smaller procedures, steps, processes, or tasks. Medical treatment apparatus may be configured to performed extracorporeal blood treatment. Extracorporeal blood treatment, e.g., performed using the graphical user interfaces described herein, may refer to taking blood from a patient, treating the blood outside the patient, and returning the treated blood to the patient. Extracorporeal blood treatment is typically used to extract undesirable matter or molecules from the patient's blood, and/or to add beneficial matter or molecules to the blood. Extracorporeal blood treatment may be used with patients incapable of effectively eliminating matter from their blood, for example, in the case of a patient who is suffering from temporary or permanent kidney failure. These and other patients may, for instance, undergo extracorporeal blood treatment to add to or to eliminate matter from their blood, to maintain an acid-base balance, and/or to eliminate excess body fluids.

SUMMARY The present disclosure describes systems and methods that use, or utilize, one of more graphical user interfaces that are configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring (e.g., setting up, preparing, maintaining, finishing, etc.) at least one treatment (e.g., an extracorporeal blood treatment). An exemplary configuration region may depict information with respect to one or more configuration procedures, steps, processes, and/or tasks for a particular treatment. For example, three levels of information, varying in detail from less detailed to more detailed, may be depicted for each configuration procedure, process, step, and/or task. Further, for example, each configuration procedure, process, step, and/or task may be represented by various graphical regions and/or areas in the configuration region. The various graphical regions and/or areas may be configurable to indicate whether the corresponding configuration procedure, process, step, and/or task is incomplete, pending, or completed. One exemplary treatment system may include a display apparatus (e.g., a touchscreen) and a computing apparatus. The display apparatus may include a graphical user interface for use in displaying information related to one or more treatments and configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment. The computing apparatus may be operatively coupled to the display apparatus, and configured to provide a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment and display, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region. The computing apparatus may be further configured to display, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas. Each of the plurality of configuration process areas may correspond to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and be located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction related to the different configuration process.

One exemplary method for a treatment system may include providing a graphical user interface for use in displaying information related to one or more treatments. The graphical user interface may be configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment. The exemplary method may include providing a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment, displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region, and displaying, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction related to the different configuration process.

One exemplary treatment system may include display means (e.g., a touchscreen) for displaying, on a graphical user interface, information related to one or more treatments. The graphical user interface may be configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment. The system may further include computing means operatively coupled to the display means and for providing a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment and displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region. The computing means may be further for displaying, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction related to the different configuration process.

At least one configuration process area of the plurality of configuration process areas may be configurable in one of an incomplete state, a pending state, and a complete state. The at least one configuration process area may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process is incomplete when configured in the incomplete state, may graphically indicate that the corresponding

configuration process is awaiting performance when configured in the pending state, and may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process is complete when configured in the complete state.

In one or more embodiments, the at least one configuration process area may include a graphical depiction of an empty circle to indicate that the corresponding configuration process is incomplete when configured in the incomplete state.

Further, the at least one configuration process area may include an indication to indicate that the configuration process is being performed when configured in the pending state. For example, the indication may include an animation (e.g., a graphical depiction of a blinking circle). Still further, the at least one configuration process area may include a check-mark to indicate that the corresponding configuration process is complete when configured in the complete state.

In one or more embodiments, the computing apparatus may be further configured to execute, the computing means may be further for, or the method may further include displaying, on the graphical user interface, a list area in the configuration region including a plurality of step areas, each step area corresponding to at least one configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes. When a step area of the plurality of step areas is selected, the at least one configuration process may correspond to the step area is displayed in the configuration region. One exemplary treatment system may include a display apparatus (e.g., a touchscreen), an input apparatus, and a computing apparatus. The display apparatus may include a graphical user interface for use in displaying information related to one or more treatments. The graphical user interface may be configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment. The input apparatus (e.g., also the touchscreen) may be configured to allow a user to use the configuration region of the graphical user interface when configuring at least one treatment. The computing apparatus may be operatively coupled to the display apparatus and the input apparatus, and may be configured to provide a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment, display, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region, and display, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes. The computing apparatus may be further configured to allow a user to use the input apparatus to select a detail selection area of the configuration region to display a detail area within the configuration region including a description of a pending configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and allow, after the detail area is displayed, a user to use the input apparatus to select an enlarge selection area of the configuration region to display an enlargement area including an enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the pending configuration process.

One exemplary method for a treatment system including providing a graphical user interface for use in displaying information related to one or more treatments. The graphical user interface may be configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment. The method may further include providing a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment, displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region, and displaying, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes. The exemplary method may further include allowing a user to select a detail selection area of the configuration region to display a detail area within the configuration region including a description of a pending configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and allowing, after the detail area is displayed, a user to select an enlarge selection area of the configuration region to display an enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the pending configuration process.

One exemplary treatment system may include display means (e.g., a touchscreen), input means, and computing means. The display means may be for displaying, on a graphical user interface, information related to one or more treatments. The graphical user interface may be configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment. The input means (e.g., also the touchscreen) may be for allowing a user to use the configuration region of the graphical user interface when configuring at least one treatment. The computing means may be operatively coupled to the display means and the input means and may be for providing a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment, displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region, and displaying, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes. The computing means may be further for allowing a user to use the input means to select a detail selection area of the configuration region to display a detail area within the configuration region including a description corresponding to a pending

configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and allowing, after the detail area is displayed, and allowing a user to use the input means to select an enlarge selection area of the configuration region to display an enlargement area including an enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the pending configuration process. In one or more embodiments, the detail selection area may include a graphical depiction of a magnifying glass to indicate to a user that selection thereof displays the detail area within the configuration region and/or the detail area may include a list of one or more tasks corresponding to the pending configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes. In at least one embodiment, the detail area may include at least one of an animation on the system graphical depiction depicting the performance on a pending task of the one or more tasks and an indication indicating the pending task of the one or more tasks.

In one or more embodiments, the enlargement area may include a viewing window surrounding the enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the configuration process and a graphical indication indicating where the enlarged graphical depiction is located on the system graphical depiction. In one or more embodiments, when a user selects the detail selection area of the configuration region to display the detail area within the configuration region, the plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region may disappear.

In one or more embodiments, each configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes may be located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction related to the different configuration process, and at least one

configuration process area of the plurality of configuration processes areas is configurable in one of an incomplete state, a pending state, and a complete state. The at least one configuration process area may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process is incomplete when configured in the incomplete state, may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process is awaiting performance when configured in the pending state, and may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process is complete when configured in the complete state.

The exemplary systems and methods may be described as being able to display circular controls on an image of treatment apparatus. Each circular control may encompass a process and may be configured to notify a user that the process is required to be completed. Each circular control may be described as having three different states. The initial state of the circular control may be described as being the normal, or incomplete, state and may be configured to notify a user of the processes that require completion. The second state of the circular control may be described as the highlighted, or pending, state. The highlighted state may be a brighter state with the circular control flashing or pulsing. The highlighted state may be configured to notify the user that this circular control encompasses the process that the user is currently being asked to complete. For the third state, the circular control may no longer be highlighted or flashing but may be presented with a checkmark, or other indicator, inside. The checkmark may be configured to notify the user that the process associated with this circular control has been completed. In many cases, the circular controls may be automatically "checked off as the treatment apparatus detects that the process is completed. In cases where the treatment apparatus cannot detect completion, a user may be asked to press a "Check" button. The circular controls may also be configured to provide access to an additional level of graphical information not originally presented. For example, at any point during a procedure or task, an operator can press a circle to see an enlarged view of the procedure or task.

It may be described that the disclosure herein, e.g., graphical user interfaces, etc., provides efficiency, cost benefit, simplicity, etc. For example, by displaying circular controls in one image, a user may quickly know, or ascertain, the amount of processes to complete a procedure and the user may not need to re -orient their perception for each process, which may diminish the amount of time needed for the overall procedure. Further, by not initially displaying enlarged details, a user can view all tasks and rapidly complete a procedure without having to touch each circular control, and a novice user may have the ability to view additional graphical information if needed.

The above summary of the present disclosure is not intended to describe each embodiment or every implementation thereof. Advantages, together with a more complete understanding of the present disclosure, will become apparent and appreciated by referring to the following detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary medical treatment system including input apparatus, display apparatus, and treatment apparatus that may utilize the graphical user interfaces and methods described herein.

FIG. 2 is an illustration of an exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment system that may include graphical user interfaces as described herein. FIG. 3 depicts various states of exemplary configuration process areas.

FIGS. 4-7 are exemplary graphical user interfaces for use in an

extracorporeal blood treatment system, for example, such as shown generally in FIGS. 1-2, depicting a configuration region.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

In the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying figures of the drawing which form a part hereof, and in which are shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments which may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from (e.g., still falling within) the scope of the disclosure presented hereby.

Exemplary systems and methods providing graphical user interfaces for use in medical treatments such as, e.g., extracorporeal blood treatment, shall be described with reference to Figures 1-7. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that elements or processes from one embodiment may be used in combination with elements or processes of the other embodiments, and that the possible embodiments of such systems and methods using combinations of features set forth herein is not limited to the specific embodiments shown in the Figures and/or described herein. Further, it will be recognized that the embodiments described herein may include many elements that are not necessarily shown to scale. Still further, it will be recognized that timing of the processes and the size and shape of various elements herein may be modified but still fall within the scope of the present disclosure, although certain timings, one or more shapes and/or sizes, or types of elements, may be advantageous over others. Further, additional systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces may be described in PCT Application No. PCT/EP2014/074280 filed on November 14, 2014 and entitled "Dialysis Apparatus With Versatile User Interface And Method And Computer Program Therefor," which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The exemplary systems and/or methods may provide graphical user interfaces for an extracorporeal blood treatment system or for any other medical treatment system (e.g., intensive care unit ventilator systems, infusion pump systems, dialysis systems, pulse oximetry systems, patient monitoring systems, blood pressure monitoring systems, peritoneal dialysis systems, etc.) that may benefit therefrom. The exemplary graphical user interfaces may include at least a configuration region. The configuration region may include a plurality of configuration process areas. Each of the plurality of configuration process areas may be used by user, or may assist a user, in performing at least one step, process, procedure, and/or task in the setup of a treatment (e.g., an extracorporeal blood treatment). Additionally, a user may use the configuration region during the middle of the treatment to maintain an ongoing treatment (e.g., a bag, or reservoir, change, etc.) and/or after the completion of a treatment (e.g., disconnect patient from system, after-treatment maintenance, etc.).

An exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment system 10 depicted in FIG. 1 may be used to execute, or perform, the exemplary methods and/or processes described herein. In at least one embodiment, the system 10 may be a machine for the extracorporeal treatment of blood. The system 10 could, for example, alternatively be a blood processing device or a blood component preparation device or other medical apparatus for fluid delivery/collection. As shown, the exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment system 10 includes computing apparatus 12. The computing apparatus 12 may be configured to receive input from input apparatus 20 and transmit output to display apparatus 22. Further, the computing apparatus 12 may include data storage 14. Data storage 14 may allow for access to processing programs or routines 16 and one or more other types of data 18 (e.g., configuration processes, configuration steps, configuration procedures, configuration tasks, extracorporeal blood treatment system graphical elements, graphical animations, variables, images, text strings, macros, etc.) that may be employed to perform, or carry out, exemplary methods and/or processes (e.g., displaying graphical user interfaces, monitoring inputs from various devices of the treatment system, accessing data stored in memory for display in graphical user interfaces, displaying graphical elements, displaying textual elements, displaying status information, issuing alarms, running a treatment, determining problems with a treatment, exchanging/changing reservoirs, notifying operators/users of problems, etc.). For example, the computing apparatus 12 may be configured to monitor one or more devices, or apparatus, of the treatment system 10 so as to, for example, provide information related to the one or more devices of the treatment system 10 during a configuration process on a graphical user interface depicted on the display apparatus 22 (e.g., monitor a reservoir being removed or added and display various states of the reservoir being removed or added on the graphical user interface), which will be described further herein with respect to FIGS. 3-7). The computing apparatus 12 may be operatively coupled to the input apparatus 20 and the display apparatus 22 to, e.g., transmit data to and from each of the input apparatus 20 and the display apparatus 22. For example, the computing apparatus 12 may be electrically coupled to each of the input apparatus 20 and the display apparatus 22 using, e.g., analog electrical connections, digital electrical connections, wireless connections, bus-based connections, etc. As described further herein, an operator may provide input to the input apparatus 20 to manipulate, or modify, one or more graphical depictions displayed on the display apparatus 22 to select and view various information related to any extracorporeal blood treatments. Further, various devices and apparatus may be operatively coupled to the computing apparatus 12 to be used with the computing apparatus 12 to perform one or more extracorporeal procedures/treatments as well as the functionality, methods, and/or logic described herein. As shown, the system 10 may include input apparatus 20, display apparatus 22, and treatment apparatus 24 operatively coupled to the computing apparatus 12 (e.g., such that the computing apparatus 12 may be configured to use information, or data, from the apparatus 20, 22, 24 and provide information, or data, to the apparatus 20, 22, 24). The input apparatus 20 may include any apparatus capable of providing input to the computing apparatus 12 to perform the functionality, methods, and/or logic described herein. For example, the input apparatus 20 may include a touchscreen (e.g., capacitive touchscreen, a resistive touchscreen, a multi-touch touchscreen, etc.), a mouse, a keyboard, a trackball, etc. A touchscreen may overlay the display apparatus 22 such that, e.g., an operator may use the touchscreen to interact (e.g., by touch) with a graphical user interface displayed on the display apparatus 22. For example, the input apparatus 20 may allow an operator to interact with a graphical user interface including a configuration region containing, or depicting, information related to one more configuration processes. Further, for example, the input apparatus 20 may allow an operator to interact with a graphical user interface including a configuration region containing, or depicting, information related to the configuration (e.g., setup, maintenance, etc.) of an extracorporeal blood treatment when used in conjunction with the display apparatus 22 (e.g., displaying the graphical user interface).

The display apparatus 22 may include any apparatus capable of displaying information to an operator, such as a graphical user interface, etc., to perform the functionality, methods, and/or logic described herein. For example, the display apparatus 22 may include a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode screen, a touchscreen, a cathode ray tube display, etc. As described further herein, the display apparatus 22 may be configured to display a graphical user interface that includes one or more regions such as a configuration region, an operations region, a status region, treatment configuration regions, configuration regions, alarms regions, etc.

For example, the graphical user interface displayed by the display apparatus 22 may include, or display, a configuration region that may include multiple items related to the setup, maintenance, etc. of a treatment system and/or one or more treatments performed by the treatment system such as, e.g., graphical depictions of one or more configurations processes or tasks, graphical indications configured to indicate the state of the configuration processes, text describing one or more configuration processes or tasks related to each configuration process, etc.

As used herein, a "region" of a graphical user interface may be defined as a portion of the graphical user interface within which information may be displayed or functionality may be performed. Regions may exist within other regions, which may be displayed separately or simultaneously. For example, smaller regions may be located within larger regions, regions may be located side-by- side, etc.

Additionally, as used herein, an "area" of a graphical user interface may be defined as a portion of the graphical user interface located within a region that is smaller than the region within which the area is located.

The processing programs or routines 16 may include programs or routines for performing computational mathematics, matrix mathematics, standardization algorithms, comparison algorithms, or any other processing required to implement one or more exemplary methods and/or processes described herein. Data 18 may include, for example, sensor data, setup data, configuration data, instructional text, variables, graphics (e.g., graphical elements, icons, buttons, windows, dialogs, pull- down menus, graphic areas, graphic regions, 3D graphics, images, animations, etc.), graphical user interfaces, fluid data, flow rates, fluid volumes, notifications, pressures, pressure limits, blood flow, blood flow limits, fluid removal rates, fluid removal limits, target blood temperatures, blood temperature limits, heuristics indicative of malfunction, results from one or more processing programs or routines employed according to the disclosure herein, or any other data that may be necessary for carrying out the one and/or more processes or methods described herein.

In one or more embodiments, the system 10 may be implemented using one or more computer programs executed on programmable computers, such as computers that include, for example, processing capabilities, data storage (e.g., volatile or non-volatile memory and/or storage elements), input devices, and output devices. Program code and/or logic described herein may be applied to input data to perform functionality described herein and generate desired output information. The output information may be applied as input to one or more other devices and/or methods as described herein or as would be applied in a known fashion.

The program used to implement the methods and/or processes described herein may be provided using any programmable language, or code, e.g., a high level procedural and/or object orientated programming language, or code, that is suitable for communicating with a computer system. Any such programs may, for example, be stored on any suitable device, e.g., a storage media, that is readable by a general or special purpose program running on a computer system (e.g., including processing apparatus) for configuring and operating the computer system when the suitable device is read for performing the procedures described herein. In other words, at least in one embodiment, the system 10 may be implemented using a computer readable storage medium, configured with a computer program, where the storage medium so configured causes the computer to operate in a specific and predefined manner to perform functions described herein. Further, in at least one embodiment, the system 10 may be described as being implemented by logic (e.g., object code) encoded in one or more non-transitory media that includes code for execution and, when executed by a processor, is operable to perform operations such as the methods, processes, and/or functionality described herein.

The computing apparatus 12 may be, for example, any fixed or mobile computer system (e.g., a controller, a microcontroller, a personal computer, mini computer, etc.). The exact configuration of the computing apparatus 12 is not limiting, and essentially any device capable of providing suitable computing capabilities and control capabilities (e.g., graphics processing, control of extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, etc.) may be used.

As described herein, a digital file may be any medium (e.g., volatile or nonvolatile memory, a CD-ROM, a punch card, magnetic recordable tape, etc.) containing digital bits (e.g., encoded in binary, trinary, etc.) that may be readable and/or writeable by computing apparatus 12 described herein. Also, as described herein, a file in user-readable format may be any representation of data (e.g., ASCII text, binary numbers, hexadecimal numbers, decimal numbers, graphically, etc.) presentable on any medium (e.g., paper, a display, etc.) readable and/or

understandable by an operator.

In view of the above, it will be readily apparent that the functionality as described in one or more embodiments according to the present disclosure may be implemented in any manner as would be known to one skilled in the art. As such, the computer language, the computer system, or any other software/hardware which is to be used to implement the processes described herein shall not be limiting on the scope of the systems, processes or programs (e.g., the functionality provided by such systems, processes or programs) described herein. The methods and/or logic described in this disclosure, including those attributed to the systems, or various constituent components, may be implemented, at least in part, in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. For example, various aspects of the techniques may be implemented within one or more processors, including one or more microprocessors, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs, or any other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry, as well as any combinations of such components, or other devices. The term "processor" or "processing circuitry" may generally refer to any of the foregoing logic circuitry, alone or in combination with other logic circuitry, or any other equivalent circuitry. Such hardware, software, and/or firmware may be implemented within the same device or within separate devices to support the various operations and functions described in this disclosure. In addition, any of the described components may be implemented together or separately as discrete but interoperable logic devices. Depiction of different features, e.g., using block diagrams, etc., is intended to highlight different functional aspects and does not necessarily imply that such features must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality may be performed by separate hardware or software components, or integrated within common or separate hardware or software components.

When implemented in software, the functionality ascribed to the systems, devices and methods described in this disclosure may be embodied as instructions and/or logic on a computer-readable medium such as RAM, ROM, NVRAM, EEPROM, FLASH memory, magnetic data storage media, optical data storage media, or the like. The instructions and/or logic may be executed by one or more processors to support one or more aspects of the functionality described in this disclosure.

The treatment apparatus 24 may include any apparatus used by an exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment system capable of performing extracorporeal blood treatments, such as, e.g., pumps, reservoirs, scales, treatment sets, filters, pressure sensors, etc. For example, the treatment apparatus 24 may include one or more elements, or components, of the extracorporeal blood treatment system 100 described herein with reference to FIG. 2. However, the features and functionality described herein may be used with, or applied to, any other medical apparatus.

The exemplary systems, and exemplary methods performed, or used, by such exemplary systems, described herein may include systems such as, e.g., dialysis systems. The general term "dialysis" as used herein includes hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration, hemoperfusion, liver dialysis, and therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), among other similar treatment procedures. In dialysis generally, blood is taken out of the body and exposed to a treatment device to separate substances therefrom and/or to add substances thereto, and is then returned to the body. Although extracorporeal blood treatment systems capable of performing general dialysis (as defined above, including TPE) shall be described herein with reference to the exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment system of FIG. 2, other systems such as those for infusion of drugs, performance of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

(ECMO), hemoperfusion, liver dialysis, apheresis, TPE, etc. may benefit from the systems, methods, and apparatus described herein and the present disclosure is not limited to any particular treatment system.

Referring to FIG. 2, one illustrative embodiment of an extracorporeal blood treatment system, or apparatus, 100 is depicted. The system 100 includes a housing 110 having a front face 112. The system 100 further includes one or more pumps 120 used to move liquids through the system as part of a treatment process.

Although the pumps 120 are depicted in the form of peristaltic pumps, the pumps used in the extracorporeal blood treatment system described herein may be provided in a variety of alternative forms, e.g., piston pumps, pumps for use with syringes, diaphragm pumps, etc.

The extracorporeal blood treatment system 100 also includes, in one or more embodiments, a display 160 used to convey information to an operator or user. The display 160 may also serve as an input device if, e.g., the display 160 is in the form of a touchscreen. Also, although the display 160 is depicted as being located in the housing 110, in one or more alternate embodiments, the display 160 may be separate from the housing 110 of the extracorporeal blood treatment system 100. For example, the display 160 may be movably (e.g., swivel, tilt, etc.) attached, or coupled, to the housing 110 (e.g., a top end of the housing 110).

The extracorporeal blood treatment system 100 also includes reservoir scales 130, each of which is configured to hold and weigh a reservoir 132. The reservoir scales 130 are positioned below a bottom end 114 of the housing 110, at least in part because the reservoirs 132 are typically attached to and hang from the reservoir scales 130. Although the depicted embodiment of the extracorporeal blood treatment system 100 includes four reservoir scales 130 and associated reservoirs 132, alternative embodiments of extracorporeal blood treatment systems as described herein may include one or more reservoir scales 130 and associated reservoirs 132 such as, e.g., as few as two reservoirs scales 130 and associated reservoirs 132, four or more reservoirs scales 130 and associated reservoirs 132, etc.

As shown in FIG. 1 and as related to FIG. 2, the treatment apparatus 24 may be operatively coupled, or connected, to the computing apparatus 12. Among the treatment apparatus 24 operably coupled to the computing apparatus 12 are the pumps 120 and reservoir scales 130 as shown in FIG. 2. Exemplary graphical user interfaces, or portions thereof, for use in displaying information related to extracorporeal blood treatments, providing functionality to an operator for use in performing extracorporeal blood treatments, and/or for use in configuring or maintaining an extracorporeal blood treatment system (e.g., pre- or post-treatment) are depicted in FIGS. 4-7. Such exemplary graphical user interfaces may be depicted by the display apparatus 22 of the system 10 described herein with reference to FIG. 1 and/or the display 160 of the system 100 of FIG. 2. Additionally, the graphical user interfaces described herein may be depicted on a touchscreen, and in such configuration, the input apparatus would also be the touchscreen. Exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment systems may use, or utilize, a plurality of different graphical user interfaces. For example, some exemplary graphical user interfaces may be used to setup, or prepare, an extracorporeal blood treatment (e.g., attach filter sets, attach tubing sets, attach reservoirs, connect various apparatus, etc.). For example, some exemplary graphical user interfaces may be used during an extracorporeal blood treatment to maintain the

extracorporeal blood treatment (e.g., monitor the treatment, adjust one or more parameters of the treatment, keep the treatment running, change a reservoir, etc.). Further, for example, some exemplary graphical user interfaces may be used after an extracorporeal blood treatment (e.g., disconnected a patient from the system, perform post-treatment maintenance, etc.).

Each exemplary graphical user interface of the exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment systems described herein may include one or more graphical regions used to display information to a user. An operator may use input apparatus 20 of the exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment system 10 described herein with reference to FIG. 1 to select graphical regions or areas of the graphical user interface 300. For example, the input apparatus 20 may be a touch screen (alone or in combination with other input apparatus) that corresponds to the graphical user interface 300. As used herein, when an operator "selects" a graphical region or area of the graphical user interface, it is to be understood that selecting the graphical region or area may be conducted in many different ways using many different types of input apparatus. For example, when the input apparatus includes a touch screen, an operator may select a graphical region or area by "touching" the graphical region or area with their finger or using a pointing device such as a stylus. Further, for example, when the input apparatus includes a mouse or similar pointing device, an operator may select a graphical region or area by locating an arrow or cursor over the desired graphical region "clicking" the graphical region or area. Still further, for example, when the input apparatus includes a series of buttons and/or knobs, an operator may select a graphical region or area by using the buttons and/or knobs to navigate to the graphical region or area and to select it (e.g., by depressing the button and/or knob).

An exemplary graphical user interface 300 is depicted in FIGS. 4-7 that may be generally used to configure, or set up, an extracorporeal blood treatment before the extracorporeal blood treatment is performed. Although this example is generally used to set up an extracorporeal blood treatment before the treatment is performed, it is to be understood that the exemplary graphical user interface 300 and processes described herein with respect to the graphical user interface 300 may be used during the performance of an extracorporeal blood treatment for the maintenance of the extracorporeal blood treatment or after the performance of an extracorporeal blood treatment to perform various steps, procedures, processes, and/or tasks.

As shown, the graphical user interface 300 may include one or more graphical regions and areas that are used in the configuration of an extracorporeal blood treatment. The graphical user interface 300 may further include one or more regions and areas that are configured to allow a user to traverse multiple graphical regions and/or areas to change one or more settings, review different information and/or settings, etc. For example, the graphical user interface 300 may include a status region 302 and a toolbar region 304. The status region 302 may be configured to display therapy information such as, e.g., machine status, therapy type, and therapy status. As shown, the status region 302 is located in the upper left corner of the graphical user interface 300. The tool bar region 304 may be configured to provide one or more selectable graphical areas for accessing various settings and/or information of the exemplary extracorporeal blood treatment system. As shown, the tool bar region 304 includes a "Patient" area, "History" area, "Tools" area, "System" area, "Profiles" area, "Help" area, and "Lock" area, each of which may be selectable by a user (e.g., by touching, clicking with a mouse, etc.) to access various other graphical regions and/or areas of the graphical user interface 300.

One or more graphical regions that may be used in the configuration of a treatment system and/or treatment may include a configuration region 310. As shown, the configuration region 310 is configured, e.g., to provide assistance to a user in the configuration of a treatment (e.g., an extracorporeal blood treatment). It is to be understood that the configuration region 310 may be used to configure a treatment system before a treatment, during a treatment, and/or after a treatment. In other words, the configuration region 310 is not only configured for use in the setup of a treatment prior to beginning the treatment (e.g., pre-treatment configuration procedures) but may also maintain an ongoing treatment (e.g., mid-treatment configuration procedures such as a reservoir change, etc.), and finish an already completed treatment (e.g., post-treatment configuration procedures such as cleaning the treatment system, etc.).

The configuration region 310 may include a list area 312. The list area 312 may include, or depict, a plurality of step areas 314. Each step area 314 may represent one step of a procedure (e.g., treatment setup) arranged in chronological order (e.g., steps descending from the top of the interface 300 to the bottom of the interface 300). As shown, the step areas 314 include step "01 Patient Information," step "02 Treatment," step "03 Accessories," step "04 Set Assembly", step "05 Fluids," step "06 Verify Setup," step "07 Prime Set," step "08 Connect Patient," and step "09 Final Check."

The list area 312 may provide an indication of which step of the plurality of step areas 314 that the user may be presently working on. For example, the present, or pending, step of the plurality of steps 314 may be highlighted as shown in FIG. 4. Further, each step area 314 that has already been completed may be indicated as being completed with a completion indicator such as, e.g., a checkmark 315 as shown in FIG. 4. The configuration region 310 may further include a system graphical depiction 320. The system graphical depiction 320 may be a graphical

representation of at least a portion of the treatment system. For example, as shown, a lower portion of an extracorporeal blood treatment system is depicted. Generally, the portion of the treatment system that is depicted may correspond, or be related, to the present, or pending, step area 314 of the list area 312. As shown, the present step area 314 is the step "05 Fluids," which may correspond to a step that includes attaching, or coupling, one or more fluid reservoirs to the treatment system, and thus, the system graphical depiction 320 depicts the portion of the treatment system where the fluid reservoirs are attached (e.g., a lower portion of the treatment system where the reservoir scales and hangers are located).

The configuration region 310 may further include a title description 311 that may generally describe a present, or pending, configuration process during the present, or pending, step (e.g., indicated by the highlighted step area 314). As shown, the title description 311 includes the text, "Connect and Hang Bags."

As described herein, the configuration region 310 may be described as providing assistance to a user in the configuration of a treatment system. To provide such assistance, the configuration region 310 may include a plurality of configuration process areas 330, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the present, or pending, step (e.g., as indicated by the highlighted step area 314). Each configuration process area 330 may be located proximate to a region or area of the system graphical depiction 320 related to the corresponding configuration process. As shown, the configuration process areas 330 are depicted as circles that may be animated (e.g., blinking, flashing, rotating, color changing, etc.) and/or may include additional information located within the circle. It is to be understood that the configuration process areas 330 depicted herein are only one embodiment, and that the configuration process areas 330 may be any shape, color, size, etc.

The configuration process areas 330 may be configured to provide indications of the progress of the particular corresponding configuration process and further to be used by a user to access more information with respect to the corresponding configuration process. For example, each of the configuration process areas 330 may be described as being configurable in a plurality of states 200 as diagrammatically and graphically depicted in FIG. 3. As shown, the plurality of states 200 may include an incomplete state 202, a pending state 204, and a complete state 206. Although only three states are described herein, it is to be understood that the plurality of states may include less than three states and more than three states.

A configuration process area 330 configured in the incomplete state 202 may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process has not been completed. In other words, a user has not performed the requisite one or more tasks to complete the configuration process when the configuration process area 330 corresponding thereto is configured in an incomplete state 202. In the exemplary graphical user interfaces 300 depicted in FIGS. 4-7, configuration process areas 330 that are configured in the incomplete state 202 may appear as a circle with nothing located on the inside of the circle. In other words, the incomplete configuration process areas 330 are represented by an empty, or blank, circle (e.g., a circle with nothing inside the circumference of the circle, a circle with the inside the circumference of the circle being transparent or translucent such that the graphical depiction of the treatment apparatus behind circle is viewable, a circle with a solid color such as black inside the circumference of the circle, etc.). In other

embodiments, any graphical and/or textual indication may be used to indicate that the configuration process area 330 is configured in the incomplete state 202.

A configuration process area 330 configured in the pending state 204 may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process is the next configuration process for the particular present, or pending, step (as indicated by the highlighted step area 314) and is awaiting performance by a user. In the exemplary graphical user interfaces 300 depicted in FIGS. 4-7, configuration process areas 330 that are configured in the pending state 204 may appear to be animated, e.g., as a blinking or flashing circle (e.g., as indicated by the radial lines extending from the circle). In other embodiments, any graphical and/or textual indication may be used to indicate that the configuration process area 330 is in the pending state 204.

Additional information may be provided in the configuration region 310 corresponding to, or with respect to, the pending configuration process area 330 that is in the pending state 204. For example, as shown, a text instruction 340 may be provided in the configuration region 310 to provide general instructions to a user regarding how to perform the configuration process corresponding to the pending configuration process area 330. As shown in FIG. 4, the text instruction 340 is "Connect PBP line to PBP bag. Hang bag on white scale." Further, the

configuration region 310 may further include an indication of the progress of the plurality of configuration processes for the particular present, or pending, step area 314. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a progress description 342 is depicted that indicates that the pending configuration process is the third of five configuration processes.

In the exemplary embodiment depicted in FIG. 4, only one configuration process area 330 is shown to be configured in the pending state 204 while the remainder of the configuration processes areas 330 are shown to be configured either in the incomplete state 202 or the completed state 206. In other embodiments, it is to be understood that multiple (e.g., more than one, a plurality, etc.)

configuration processes areas 330 may be configured in the pending state if, e.g., multiple configuration processes corresponding to the pending configuration process areas 330 may be performed simultaneously or at, or near, the same time. In other words, the configuration processes may be performed linearly, serially, or one-at-a- time such that only one configuration process area 330 is pending at the same time and/or one or more configuration processes may be performed simultaneously, near the same time, or at the same time such that more than one configuration process area 330 is pending at the same time.

Once a configuration process has been completed, the exemplary system may automatically determine that the configuration process has been completed and may indicate that the configuration process has been completed by changing the configuration process area 330 corresponding to the completed configuration process to the completed state 206. For example, the exemplary system may include one or more sensors, monitoring processes, etc. configured to determine whether a configuration process has been completed. For instance, the exemplary system may monitor the scale upon which a reservoir, or bag, is to be placed during a particular configuration process, and once the scale registers that the reservoir, or bag, has been placed thereon, the system may then determine that the configuration process has been completed and may automatically change the configuration process area 330 to the completed state 206. In other words, the exemplary systems may automatically determine when a configuration process is completed and may automatically indicate that such configuration process is completed.

Some configuration processes may not be able to be monitored by the exemplary system. As such, a user may indicate to the system that the particular configuration process has been completed. For example, the configuration region 310 may further include a completed area 344 that, upon selection by a user, may indicate to the system that the particular configuration process has been completed. As shown, the completed area 344 is depicted as a selectable button with a checkmark therein. A configuration process area 330 configured in the completed state 206 may graphically indicate that the corresponding configuration process has been completed. In the exemplary graphical user interfaces 300 depicted in FIGS. 4-7, configuration process areas 330 that are configured in the completed state 206 may appear as a circle with a checkmark inside of the circle. In other embodiments, any graphical and/or textual indication may be used to indicate that the configuration process area 330 is in the completed state 206.

While a user is performing a configuration process as described herein, the user may want to know more information related to the particular configuration process. The exemplary graphical user interface 300 may be configured to provide more information with respect to one or more configuration processes using the configuration region 310. More specifically, the configuration region 310 may provide various levels of detail and/or instruction with respect to each configuration process. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 and briefly described herein, the configuration region 310 may provide a title 341 and a text instruction 340 to provide a general instruction to a user regarding the performance of the pending configuration process. As shown in FIG. 4, the title 341 is "Connect and Hang Bags" and the text instruction 340 is "Connect PBP line to PBP bag. Hang bag on white scale." If a user would like to know more information with respect to the pending configuration process, the user may select a detail selection area 350 of the configuration region 310 to display a detail area 352 as shown in FIG. 5. As depicted, the detail selection area 350 of FIG. 4 is an icon, or button, with a magnifying glass located therein. When the detail area 352 is shown or depicted, the detail selection area 350 may be highlighted to, e.g., indicate that the detail area 352 is presently being shown and that the user may remove the detail area 352 from the configuration region by re-selecting, or selecting once again, the detail selection area 350 as shown in FIG. 5. In other words, the detail selection area 350 may act, or perform, as a toggle switch for the detail area 352. The detail area 352 may include more information with respect to the pending configuration process. For example, the detail area 352 may include more information with respect to the pending configuration process than the text instruction 340. As shown, when the detail area 352 is presented (e.g., after a user selects the detail selection area 350), the text instruction 340 may disappear, or be removed, from the configuration region 310. If a user were to select the detail selection area 350 when the detail area 352 is being displayed, the detail area 352 may disappear, or be removed, while the text instruction may reappear or be redisplayed in the configuration region 310.

More specifically, to provide more information with respect to the pending configuration process, the detail area 352 may include a text description 354 and a plurality of tasks 356 to be completed by a user to perform the pending

configuration process. As shown in FIG. 5, the text description 354 recites "Connecting the PBP bag," which may be similar to the text instruction 340. It may be described that the text description 354 provides a brief, general description of the pending configuration process.

As shown, the plurality of tasks 356 is arranged in a chronological list (e.g., listed chronologically for the performance the pending configuration process). Specifically, the plurality of tasks 356 shown in FIG. 5 include the following: "1. Slide out scale, clamp line, disconnect and remove bag"; "2. Confirm proper bag opening/mixture and hang new bag on scale."; and "3. Connect new bag, unclamp line and close scale."

The pending task 356 of the plurality of tasks 356 may be indicated as being present or pending. As shown, the pending task 356 of the plurality of tasks 356 is highlighted (e.g., white text) and the non-pending tasks (e.g., completed) are low- lighted (e.g., grey text). It is to be understood that any form of graphical and/or textual indication may be used to indicate to a user which tasks are incomplete, pending, and complete. Further, similar to the states of the configuration process areas 330 described herein, the exemplary system may be configured to

automatically determine which tasks have already been completed and/or may need input from a user to determine whether a task has been completed.

The detail area 352 may further provide one or more graphical indications 358 (e.g., animations, graphics, arrows, etc.) depicting the performance of one or more tasks 356. In at least one embodiment, the graphical indication 358 may depict the performance of the pending task 356 (e.g., each task 356 may include a different graphical animation). For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the pending task 356 is "1. Slide out scale, clamp line, disconnect and remove bag," and thus, the graphical indication 358 may include the scale 358 being slid out from the system graphical depiction 320 (e.g., the dashed arrow 351 indicates movement of the scale). Further, when the detail area 352 is displayed or shown, the configuration process areas 330 may not be depicted (e.g., may disappear when the detail selection area 350 is selected) proximate the system graphical depiction 320.

If a user would like to know more information with respect to the pending task when the detail area 352 is displayed, the user may select an enlarge selection area 370. As shown in FIG. 5, the enlarge selection area 370 appears as a solid circle with the inside of the circle being partially translucent. In other embodiments, the enlarge selection area 370 may be any graphical depiction configured to be selectable by a user to initiate the display of more information related to the pending task. Further, the enlarge selection area 370 may correspond to the specific location on the system graphical depiction 320 where performance of the pending task occurs. For example, the pending task 356 includes clamping the line and disconnecting the bag from the system, and as such, the enlarge selection area 370 is located proximate a lower portion of a reservoir of the system graphical depiction 320, which is where the line may be clamped and the reservoir, or bag, may be disconnected from the line. Further, although only a single enlarge selection area 370 is depicted in FIG. 5, it is to be understood that more than one enlarge selection area 370 may be depicted, e.g., if the pending task includes more than one action, multiple actions located in different areas of the system graphical depiction 320, etc. In at least one embodiment, only the enlarge selection areas 370 (e.g., one enlarge selection area 370 or two or more enlarge selection areas 370) corresponding to the pending task may be depicted or shown proximate the system graphical depiction 320.

Upon selection of the enlarge selection area 370, an enlargement area 372 including an enlarged graphical depiction 374 of a portion of the system graphical depiction 320 related to the pending configuration process and/or pending task 356 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 6. The enlarged graphical depiction 374 may be surrounded by a viewing window 375 and a graphical location indication 376 may be displayed indicating where the enlarged graphical depiction 374 is located on the system graphical depiction 320. As shown, the graphical location indication 376 includes a pair of lines extending from the enlarge selection area 370 to the viewing window 375, which, e.g., indicates a "zoom" effect to show that the enlarged graphical depiction 374 is enlarged from the location of the enlarge selection area 370 located proximate the system graphical depiction 320. Further, in one or more embodiments, a graphical animation to indicate where the enlarged graphical depiction 374 comes/originates from, or is located on, the system graphical depiction 320 may be provided upon selection of the enlarge selection area 370. For example, the enlargement area 372 may "spring out" from the selected enlarge selection area 370 to, e.g., indicate that the enlarged graphical depiction 374 of the enlargement area 372 originates from the area proximate the enlarge selection area 370 on the system graphical depiction 320. Further, the animation may be described as a "zooming" or "scaling" effect. For example, the enlarged graphical depiction 374 may "grow" from the enlarge selection area 370 until the enlarged graphical depiction 374 reaches the size shown in FIG. 6. In other words, the detail area 352 may provide one or more enlarge selection areas 370, each located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction 320 corresponding to a pending task 356. Upon selection of an enlarge selection area 370, an enlargement area 372 may be displayed including an enlarged graphical depiction 374 of the area of the system graphical depiction 320

corresponding to the pending task 356. The enlargement area 372 may include a viewing window 375 surrounding or containing an enlarged graphical depiction 374 and graphical indication 376 to indicate where the enlarged graphical depiction 374 originates, or comes, from on the system graphical depiction 320.

As shown, the pending task 356 includes disconnecting the bag, or reservoir, from the line. As such, the enlarged graphical depiction 374 shows the bag or reservoir being disconnected from the line. In one or more embodiment, the enlarged graphical depiction 374 may be animation, e.g., depicting the task, or act, to be performed by a user. For example, as shown, the enlarged graphical depiction 374 may show, or depict, the line being moved away from the reservoir. If a user would like to return back to detail area 352 without the enlargement area 372 (e.g., force the enlargement area to disappear), a user may select the enlarge selection area 370 again. In at least one embodiment, the enlargement area 372 may disappear automatically if the exemplary system determines that the pending task has been completed. Further, in at least one embodiment, a user may select any area or region of the graphical user interface 300 outside of the enlarge selection area 370 to initiate the disappearance or removal of the enlargement area 372. Still further, in at least one embodiment, the enlargement area 372 may disappear, or be removed, from the configuration region 310 automatically after a selected period of time (e.g., greater than or equal to about 5 seconds, greater than or equal to about 7 seconds, greater than or equal to about 10 seconds, greater than or equal to about 15 seconds, etc. and/or less than or equal to about 30 seconds, less than or equal to about 20 seconds, less than or equal to about 15 seconds, etc.).

After all of the configuration processes for a particular step area 314 have been completed, all of the configuration process areas 330 may be configured in the completed state as shown in FIG. 7. Further, as shown, the progress area 342 may indicate that 5 of 5 configuration processes have been completed. Afterwards, a user may select another step area 314 of the list area 312 to proceed, or move, to the next step or the system may automatically move to the next step area 314. All patents, patent documents, and references cited herein are incorporated in their entirety as if each were incorporated separately. This disclosure has been provided with reference to illustrative embodiments and is not meant to be construed in a limiting sense. As described previously, one skilled in the art will recognize that other various illustrative applications may use the techniques as described herein to take advantage of the beneficial characteristics of the systems and methods described herein. Various modifications of the illustrative

embodiments, as well as additional embodiments of the disclosure, will be apparent upon reference to this description.

Claims

CLAIMS What is claimed is:

1. A treatment system comprising:

a display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface for use in displaying information related to one or more treatments, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment; and

a computing apparatus operatively coupled to the display apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:

provide a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment,

display, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region, and display, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction related to the different configuration process, wherein at least one configuration process area of the plurality of configuration process areas is configurable in one of an incomplete state, a pending state, and a complete state, wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is incomplete when configured in the incomplete state, wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is awaiting performance when configured in the pending state, and wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is complete when configured in the complete state.

2. A method for a treatment system comprising:

providing a graphical user interface for use in displaying information related to one or more treatments, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment; providing a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment;

displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region; and

displaying, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes and located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction related to the different configuration process, wherein at least one configuration process area of the plurality of configuration processes areas is configurable in one of an incomplete state, a pending state, and a complete state, wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is incomplete when configured in the incomplete state, wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is awaiting performance when configured in the pending state, and wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is complete when configured in the complete state.

3. A treatment system comprising:

display means for displaying, on a graphical user interface, information related to one or more treatments, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment; computing means operatively coupled to the display means and for:

providing a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment, displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region, and

4. The systems or method as in any one of claims 1-3, wherein the at least one configuration process area comprises a graphical depiction of an empty circle to indicate that the corresponding configuration process is incomplete when configured in the incomplete state.

5. The systems or methods as in any one of claims 1-4, wherein the at least one configuration process area comprises an indication to indicate that the configuration process is being performed when configured in the pending state.

6. The systems or methods of claim 5, wherein the indication comprises an animation.

7. The systems or methods as in any one of claims 1-6, wherein the at least one configuration process area comprises a check-mark to indicate that the corresponding configuration process is complete when configured in the complete state.

8. The systems or methods as in any one of claims 1-7, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute, the computing means is further for, or the method further comprises displaying, on the graphical user interface, a list area in the configuration region comprising a plurality of step areas, each step area corresponding to at least one configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes, wherein, when a step area of the plurality of step areas is selected, the at least one configuration process corresponding to the step area is displayed in the configuration region.

9. A treatment system comprising:

a display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface for use in displaying information related to one or more treatments, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment;

an input apparatus configured to allow a user to use the configuration region of the graphical user interface when configuring at least one treatment; and

a computing apparatus operatively coupled to the display apparatus and the input apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:

display, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region,

display, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes, allow a user to use the input apparatus to select a detail selection area of the configuration region to display a detail area within the configuration region comprising a description of a pending configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes, and

allow, after the detail area is displayed, a user to use the input apparatus to select an enlarge selection area of the configuration region to display an enlargement area comprising an enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the pending configuration process.

10. A method for a treatment system comprising:

displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region;

displaying, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes;

allowing a user to select a detail selection area of the configuration region to display a detail area within the configuration region comprising a description of a pending configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes; and

allowing, after the detail area is displayed, a user to select an enlarge selection area of the configuration region to display an enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the pending configuration process.

11. A treatment system comprising:

display means for displaying, on a graphical user interface, information related to one or more treatments, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict at least a configuration region for use in configuring at least one treatment; input means for allowing a user to use the configuration region of the graphical user interface when configuring at least one treatment; and

computing means operatively coupled to the display means and the input means and for:

providing a plurality of configuration processes for configuring the at least one treatment,

displaying, on the graphical user interface, a system graphical depiction of at least a portion of a treatment system in the configuration region,

displaying, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region, each corresponding to a different configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes,

allowing a user to use the input means to select a detail selection area of the configuration region to display a detail area within the configuration region comprising a description corresponding to a pending configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes, and

allowing, after the detail area is displayed, a user to use the input means to select an enlarge selection area of the configuration region to display an enlargement area comprising an enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the pending configuration process.

12. The systems or method as in any one of claims 9-11, wherein the detail selection area comprises a graphical depiction of a magnifying glass to indicate to a user that selection thereof displays the detail area within the

configuration region.

13. The systems or methods as in any one of claims 9-12, wherein the detail area comprises a list of one or more tasks corresponding to the pending configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes.

14. The systems or methods of claim 13, wherein the detail area comprises at least one of:

an animation on the system graphical depiction depicting the performance on a pending task of the one or more tasks; and

an indication indicating the pending task of the one or more tasks.

15. The systems or methods as in any one of claims 9-14, wherein the enlargement area comprises:

a viewing window surrounding the enlarged depiction of an area of the system graphical depiction related to the configuration process; and

a graphical indication indicating where the enlarged graphical depiction is located on the system graphical depiction.

16. The systems or methods as in any one of claims 9-15, wherein, when a user selects the detail selection area of the configuration region to display the detail area within the configuration region, the plurality of configuration process areas in the configuration region disappear.

17. The systems as in any one of claims 9 and 11-16, wherein the input apparatus or input means comprises a touchscreen.

18. The systems or methods as in any one of claims 9-17, wherein each configuration process of the plurality of configuration processes is located proximate an area of the system graphical depiction related to the different configuration process, wherein at least one configuration process area of the plurality of configuration processes areas is configurable in one of an incomplete state, a pending state, and a complete state, wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is incomplete when configured in the incomplete state, wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding

configuration process is awaiting performance when configured in the pending state, and wherein the at least one configuration process area graphically indicates that the corresponding configuration process is complete when configured in the complete state.