Patent ID: 7651468

Claim:
A urological measuring instrument for determining a magnitude of urine flow, the instrument comprising: a receiving member for receiving the urine flow; and a urine guide in communication with the receiving member, comprising an inlet and an outlet for the urine flow, the urine guide further comprising a flow indicator for measuring the magnitude of the urine flow, the flow indicator in communication with the inlet and the outlet, wherein the instrument has a compacted storage state and an expanded ready-to-use state, and in the compacted storage state the receiving member, urine guide, and flow indicator are substantially folded onto each other with respective external surfaces facing each other and are substantially flush with each other, and in the ready-to-use state, the receiving member is open on at least one side, comprises a cavity for receiving the urine flow therein, and is in liquid communication with the inlet of the urine guide, and the flow indicator comprises a plurality of outflow openings and side channels arranged in a side wall of the urine guide through which the urine flow occurs, whereby the number of the outflow openings through which the urine flow occurs is a measure of the magnitude of the urine flow.