Patent ID: 8986613
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A handheld integrated urine collection vessel, comprising: a single use disposable receptacle comprising a side wall having interior and exterior side surfaces, a first conductive plate, a bottom plate and a single use disposable sensor assembly, the sensor assembly comprising at least one sensor and a slave circuitry; said sensor assembly is permanently affixed to said side surfaces or said bottom plate; said receptacle is configured to facilitate urine measurement insensitive to the horizontal angle of the receptacle; wherein the receptacle is capable of maintaining the urine for a sufficient time period in the vicinity of the sensor thereby the sensor is operative to provide continuous measurement of an electric, chemical or physical property of the urine; said slave circuitry responds to electric, chemical or physical property of the urine received from the sensor and is configured and operable to electronically communicate the measurement of an electric, chemical or physical property of the urine to an external processing master unit; wherein said sensor is a capacitive-sensor which is made of said first conductive plate which is disposed over said exterior side surface, said receptacle wall serving as a dielectric material, and the urine fluid serving as a second plate.