Visualization of medical device event processing

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, instructions, and methods for medical machine time-series event data processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a data processor to process one-dimensional data captured over time with respect to patient(s). The example apparatus includes a visualization processor to transform the processed data into graphical representations and to cluster the graphical representations including the first graphical representation into at least first and second blocks arranged with respect to an indicator of a criterion to provide a visual comparison of the first block and the second block with respect to the criterion. The example apparatus includes an interaction processor to facilitate interaction, via the graphical user interface, with the first and second blocks of graphical representations to extract a data set for processing from at least a subset of the first and second blocks.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A time series data visualization apparatus comprising:
 a data processor to process one-dimensional data captured over time with respect to one or more patients, the data processed to normalize the data with respect to a reference;   a visualization processor to transform the processed data into a plurality of graphical representations visually indicating a change over time in the data and to cluster the plurality of graphical representations into at least a first block and a second block arranged with respect to an indicator of a criterion to provide a visual comparison of the first block and the second block with respect to the criterion;   an interface builder to construct a graphical user interface to display the at least first and second blocks of graphical representations; and   an interaction processor to facilitate interaction, via the graphical user interface, with the first and second blocks of graphical representations to extract a data set for processing from at least a subset of the first and second blocks.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each graphical representation is displayed as a bar using at least one of a color, a pattern, a texture, or a gradient. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one-dimensional data is to be captured from at least one of a sensor monitoring a physiological signal of the patient or a medical device operating with respect to a patient. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the interaction to extract the data set for processing is to include selecting at least a subset of the first and second blocks for at least one of training, testing, or validation of an artificial intelligence model. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein selection of the first block is to trigger display of a single patient view including one or more waveform signals associated with the first block. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processing of the extracted data set is to include analyzing a pattern of data for one or more patients associated with the extracted data set. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the indicator of the criterion includes a visual indication of an event, and wherein the first block and the second block represent at least one of a) two occurrences of the event for one patient or b) one occurrence of the event for two patients. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the indicator is a first indicator and the criterion is a first criterion, and wherein the first block and the second block arranged with respect to the first indicator of the first criterion form a first tree representation, the first tree displayed via the graphical user interface with a second tree, the second tree including the first block and the second block arranged with respect to a second indicator of a second criterion. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the interface builder is to build a multi-patient view to be displayed via the graphical user interface, wherein the interaction processor is to facilitate selection of a patient within the multi-patient view to trigger a single-patient view displayed by the interface builder via the graphical user interface, wherein the interaction processor is to facilitate interaction with the single-patient view to trigger display of the first block from the single-patient view via the graphical user interface and to facilitate selection of a first graphical representation within the first block to display, via the graphical user interface, the one-dimensional data associated with the first graphical representation. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the interaction processor is to facilitate selection of a patient within a multi-patient interface view to trigger display of the first block via the graphical user interface by the interface builder, wherein the interaction processor is to facilitate selection of the first block via the graphical user interface to trigger display, by the interface builder via the graphical user interface, of a single-patient view including one-dimensional data associated with the first block. 
     
     
         11 . At least one tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to at least:
 process one-dimensional data captured over time with respect to one or more patients, the data processed to normalize the data with respect to a reference;   transform the processed data into a plurality of graphical representations visually indicating a change over time in the data;   cluster the plurality of graphical representations into at least a first block and a second block arranged with respect to an indicator of a criterion to provide a visual comparison of the first block and the second block with respect to the criterion, the first block, the second block, and the indicator to be displayed via a graphical user interface; and   facilitate interaction, via the graphical user interface, with the first and second blocks of graphical representations to extract a data set for processing from at least a subset of the first and second blocks.   
     
     
         12 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to display each graphical representation as a bar using at least one of a color, a pattern, a texture, or a gradient. 
     
     
         13 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the one-dimensional data is to be captured from at least one of a sensor monitoring a physiological signal of the patient or a medical device operating with respect to a patient. 
     
     
         14 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the interaction to extract the data set for processing is to include selecting at least a subset of the first and second blocks for at least one of training, testing, or validation of an artificial intelligence model. 
     
     
         15 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor, in response to selection of the first block, to trigger display of a single patient view including one or more waveform signals associated with the first block. 
     
     
         16 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the processing of the extracted data set is to include analyzing a pattern of data for one or more patients associated with the extracted data set. 
     
     
         17 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the indicator of the criterion includes a visual indication of an event, and wherein the first block and the second block represent at least one of a) two occurrences of the event for one patient or b) one occurrence of the event for two patients. 
     
     
         18 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the indicator is a first indicator and the criterion is a first criterion, and wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to arrange the first block and the second block with respect to a first indicator of the first criterion to form a first tree representation, the first tree to be displayed via the graphical user interface with a second tree, the second tree including the first block and the second block arranged with respect to a second indicator of a second criterion. 
     
     
         19 . The at least one computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
 displaying, based on selection of the first block, the first block via the graphical user interface; and   displaying, based on selection of the first block via the graphical user interface, a single-patient view including one-dimensional data associated with the first block.   
     
     
         20 . A computer-implemented method for medical machine time-series event data processing and visualization, the method comprising:
 processing one-dimensional data captured over time with respect to one or more patients, the data processed to normalize the data with respect to a reference;   transforming the processed data into a plurality of graphical representations visually indicating a change over time in the data;   clustering the plurality of graphical representations into at least a first block and a second block arranged with respect to an indicator of a criterion to provide a visual comparison of the first block and the second block with respect to the criterion; and   facilitating interaction, via a graphical user interface, with the first and second blocks of graphical representations to extract a data set for processing from at least a subset of the first and second blocks.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , further including:
 displaying, based on selection of the first block, the first block via the graphical user interface; and   displaying, based on selection of the first block via the graphical user interface, a single-patient view including one-dimensional data associated with the first block.