A61B5/207

Capacitive measurement device with minimized sensitivity to manufacturing variability and environmental changes

A printed circuit board device includes: a first capacitive sensor configured to measure a first capacitance within a contained volume having known dimensions, wherein the first capacitance changes as a substance is received into the contained volume; a second capacitive sensor having a plurality of trigger points at a plurality of corresponding known heights within the contained volume, the second capacitive sensor configured to detect when the substance received into the contained volume has reached each of the corresponding known heights within the contained volume; and wherein at least one of a level of the substance within the contained volume, a volume of the substance within the contained volume, or a flow rate of the substance into the contained volume is determined based on data from the first capacitive sensor and the second capacitive sensor.

Medical toilet with aptamer sensors to analyze urine

We disclose an in-toilet urinalysis system which includes a system for collection urine and for analysis of urine components using aptamer technology. Urine collection system may dispense urine into cuvettes, channels, or other containers that include aptamers. The aptamers may detect target molecules in urine. The aptamers may measure urine analytes, detect excreted drugs or drug metabolites, or disease markers. Upon binding to the target molecule, the aptamers may produce a signal which a sensor in the toilet may detect. In some embodiments, the signal may be electrochemical, fluorescent, or colorimetric. The measurements obtained from analysis of the urine may be used to assess a user's health or diagnose disease. In some embodiments, the measurements are stored in a controller which may transmit the measurements to a healthcare provider for assessment.

URINE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD

A urine analysis device includes a case configured to be positioned entirely within a toilet, the case having a front face for receiving a stream of urine directly from a user urinating on the toilet a rear face opposite the front face, and a collection port, disposed on either the front face or the rear face, wherein the case contains a test assembly configured to perform an analysis on urine collected through the collection port.

System and method for in situ measuring and collecting samples of analyte concentration in bodily fluids

A system and related methods include a durable component, an indicator component including an indicator zone comprising at least one colorimetric analyte sensing element, at least one moisture sensor, and a fluid collection reservoir. The durable component contains at least one spectrophotometer, a computing system, and means for electronic communication between the computing system and at least one external device. The indicator component includes at least one colorimetric analyte sensing element and a fluid transport layer in fluid communication with the indicator zone, and it is arranged and configured for attachment to the durable component. In addition, the moisture sensor is arranged and configured to communicate the presence of moisture to initiate a predetermined delay in measuring the concentration of at least one analyte. The fluid collection reservoir is releasable from at least one of the indicator components and the durable component at a predetermined breaking point for clinical analysis.

OPTIMIZED CATHETER USAGE
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An example system for assessing catheterization risk can include: a processor; and memory with instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive information relating to a current state of a patient; perform an assessment of risk associated with catheterization of the patient; and provide a recommendation for the catheterization based upon the assessment of risk

DEVICE FOR DETERMINING REMOVABILITY OF FOLEY CATHETER

A device can be coupled to a foley catheter inserted into the bladder of a patient, where the foley catheter includes a urine passage through which urine can be drained from the bladder. The device includes a pressure sensor that is connected to a urine outlet of the urine passage and configured to measure a pressure value of the urine being drained through the urine outlet, a processor connected to the pressure sensor and configured to determine whether the foley catheter can be removed by comparing the pressure value and a predetermined threshold value, and a display unit connected to the processor and displaying whether the foley catheter can be removed according to the control of the processor.

Smart toilet for human health monitoring

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for monitoring or analyzing excreta of a subject using a toilet. In one embodiment, the device includes a housing mounted adjacent a toilet bowl, a urinalysis module for deploying urinalysis strips into the toilet bowl to collect a urine sample from a subject's urine stream delivered into the toilet bowl and a urinalysis sensor to acquire data from the urinalysis strip related to the urine sample, and a stool analysis module including a camera oriented into the toilet bowl to provide images of contents of the toilet bowl. In addition, the device may include a uroflowmetry module and/or a biometric identification module. One or more sensors are provided for identifying when a subject uses the toilet, and a processor activates one or more of the modules when the sensors indicate a subject is using the toilet.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR URINE ANALYSIS

A urine analysis device for positioning within a toilet includes a test assembly having at least one rotatable holder including a plurality of test strips attached to the rotatable holder; an injector configured to inject a controlled volume of urine onto at least one of the test strips; and an analysis system configured to detect a result of urine injection onto the test strip.

Fluid output measurement device and method

An apparatus includes a disposable assembly and a reusable assembly. The disposable assembly includes a fluid input port, a fluid output port, and a tube configured to provide fluid communication between the fluid input port and the fluid output port. The reusable assembly includes a housing, a fluid management assembly that is configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and a sensing assembly. The fluid management assembly is configured to prevent fluid from traveling past the tube to the fluid output port in the closed position. The sensing assembly is configured to sense fluid accumulating within the tube while the fluid management assembly is in the closed position. The sensing assembly is also configured to drive the fluid management assembly from the closed position to the open position when the sensing assembly detects fluid within the tube at a predetermined range.

Health facilitation system, sensor, and health facilitation method

The health support system according to a preferred embodiment includes a sensor that outputs an output signal corresponding to a specific component in urine, a transmitter connected to the sensor, and a user terminal carried by the user. The user terminal includes a storage unit that stores an identifier corresponding to the user, a wireless receiving unit that receives a wireless signal from the transmitter, an output unit that outputs the data to an analysis system that analyzes the health state of the user based on a specific component indicated by the data when the identifier indicated by the wireless signal matches the identifier stored in the storage unit, and an acquisition unit that acquires information corresponding to the results of the analysis of the analysis system.