Display Device and Interfaces for Cryogenic Devices

Abstract

The disclosure describes a cryogenic device with a display device for displaying one of a plurality of user-interfaces associated with a plurality of cryogenic device states. The cryogenic device is configured to: generate an initial user-interface for display on the display device; determine that the cryogenic device is in a first state; generate, in response to determining that the cryogenic device is in the first state, instructions for rendering a first user-interface, wherein the first user-interface is associated with the first state; and cause the display device to display the first user-interface. In this way, the cryogenic device may have a dynamic user interface that is configured to response to states of the cryogenic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of using a cryogenic device for cooling nerve tissue for pain treatment, the cryogenic device comprising a dynamic user interface and a cryogen pathway configured to conduct a cryogen toward a needle probe comprising one or more needles, the method comprising:
 viewing a first user-interface on a display device disposed on a handpiece of the cryogenic device, wherein a processor associated with the cryogenic device is configured to:
 determine that the cryogenic device is in a first state, wherein the first state is one of a plurality of cryogenic device states; 
 generate, in response to determining that the cryogenic device is in the first state, instructions for rendering the first user-interface, wherein the first user-interface is associated with the first state and is one of a plurality of user-interfaces, wherein the first user-interface comprises an icon field indicating information associated with cryotherapy treatment, wherein the icon field comprises a cryogen status icon indicating an amount of usable cryogen for the cryotherapy treatment in a current cryogen cartridge and a probe descriptor icon displayed simultaneously the cryogen status icon, the probe descriptor icon indicating information about the needle probe for cryotherapy treatment; and 
 cause the display device to display the first user-interface; 
   inserting the needle probe into a skin of a patient; and   actuating a user-input button to cause the processor to open a supply valve thereby enabling the cryogen to flow from the cryogen cartridge to the one or more needles via the cryogen pathway to deliver cryotherapy to a target nerve tissue for pain treatment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cryogenic device states comprises:
 a cycle state, wherein the cycle state is associated with the cryogenic device preparing for or performing a particular cryotherapy cycle;   a charging state, wherein the charging state is associated with a battery of the cryogenic device being charged; and   the first state associated with the cryogenic device being turned ON and not in the cycling state or the charging state.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of user-interfaces further comprise:
 a cycle user-interface associated with the cycle state, wherein the cycle user-interface comprises an enlarged progress element indicating a progress of a treatment cycle; and   a charging user-interface associated with the charging state, wherein the charging user-interface comprises an enlarged battery indicator element.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising viewing the cycle user-interface on the display device once the user-input button is actuated, wherein the processor is configured to dynamically alter the user-interface from the first user-interface on the display device to the cycle user-interface on the display device based on the determined cycle state of the cryogenic device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the enlarged progress element comprises a count-down timer or a count-up timer. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the cycle user-interface and the first user-interface are in a first orientation, and wherein the charging user-interface is in a second orientation, the first orientation being different from the second orientation, wherein the first orientation comprises a 180-degree rotation of the second orientation. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 receiving data from one or more accelerometers of the cryogenic device;   determining, based on the received data, an orientation of the cryogenic device; and   orienting the first user-interface in a manner consistent with the determined orientation of the cryogenic device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cryogenic device states comprises an error state associated with an error user-interface, wherein the error user-interface comprises a first portion comprising an icon indicating a particular error and a second portion comprising an enlarged status element indicating the particular error, wherein the first portion and the second portion are non-overlapping portions of the error user-interface. 
     
     
         9 . A cryogenic device for cooling nerve tissue for pain treatment, the device comprising:
 a handpiece capable of being held by a user, the handpiece comprising a cryogen pathway configured to conduct a cryogen toward a needle probe comprising one or more needles configured for insertion into a skin of a patient, wherein the cryogen is configured to deliver cryotherapy to a target nerve tissue via the one or more needles for pain treatment;   a display device disposed on the handpiece configured to dynamically display one of a plurality of user-interfaces, the plurality of user-interfaces being associated with a plurality of cryogenic device states; and   a processor coupled to the display device, wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine that the cryogenic device is in a first state; 
 generate, in response to determining that the cryogenic device is in the first state, instructions for rendering a first user-interface, wherein the first user-interface is associated with the first state; and 
 cause the display device to display the first user-interface, wherein the first user-interface comprises an icon field indicating information associated with cryotherapy treatment, wherein the icon field comprises a cryogen status icon indicating an amount of usable cryogen for the cryotherapy treatment in a current cryogen cartridge and a probe descriptor icon displayed simultaneously the cryogen status icon, the probe descriptor icon indicating information about the needle probe for cryotherapy treatment. 
   
     
     
         10 . The cryogenic device of  claim 9 , wherein the display device comprises an LCD or OLED screen. 
     
     
         11 . The cryogenic device of  claim 9 , wherein the first user-interface further comprises a status element comprising a textual description of a status of the cryogenic device. 
     
     
         12 . The cryogenic device of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of cryogenic device states comprises:
 a cycle state, wherein the cycle state is associated with the cryogenic device preparing for or performing a particular cryotherapy cycle;   a charging state, wherein the charging state is associated with a battery of the cryogenic device being charged; and   the first state associated with the cryogenic device being turned ON and not in the cycling state or the charging state.   
     
     
         13 . The cryogenic device of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of user-interfaces further comprise:
 a cycle user-interface associated with the cycle state, wherein the cycle user-interface comprises an enlarged progress element indicating a progress of a treatment cycle; and   a charging user-interface associated with the charging state, wherein the charging user-interface comprises an enlarged battery indicator element.   
     
     
         14 . The cryogenic device of  claim 13 , wherein the cycle user-interface further comprises a status element. 
     
     
         15 . The cryogenic device of  claim 13 , wherein the enlarged progress element comprises a count-down timer or a count-up timer. 
     
     
         16 . The cryogenic device of  claim 13 , wherein the cycle user-interface and the first user-interface are in a first orientation, and wherein the charging user-interface is in a second orientation, the first orientation being different from the second orientation, wherein the first orientation comprises a 180-degree rotation of the second orientation. 
     
     
         17 . The cryogenic device of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 receive data from one or more accelerometers of the cryogenic device;   determine, based on the received data, an orientation of the cryogenic device; and   orient the first user-interface in a manner consistent with the orientation of the cryogenic device.   
     
     
         18 . The cryogenic device of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of cryogenic device states comprises an error state associated with an error user-interface, wherein the error user-interface comprises a first portion comprising an icon indicating a particular error and a second portion comprising an enlarged status element indicating the particular error, wherein the first portion and the second portion are non-overlapping portions of the error user-interface. 
     
     
         19 . The cryogenic device of  claim 9 , wherein the cryogen status icon further includes a cycle counter element thereon indicating a number of cryotherapy treatment cycles remaining or performed for the cryotherapy treatment. 
     
     
         20 . The cryogenic device of  claim 9 , wherein the probe descriptor icon blinks when the needle probe is not coupled to the handpiece of the cryogenic device.