Patent ID: 8827924

Claim:
A monitoring apparatus for at least semi-continuous real-time in-line monitoring of urine from a patient, the patient having a catheter inserted therein, the catheter having a distal portion extending outside of the patient, the apparatus comprising: a catheter tube fluidly connected to said distal portion; an electrode system fluidly connected to said catheter tube, said electrode system comprising a receiving connector for fluidly connecting to said catheter tube, and a chamber fluidly connected to said receiving connector, said chamber comprising at least one glass electrode arranged perpendicularly to a flow of urine through said chamber, wherein said at least one electrode operates without reconditioning, wherein said catheter tube comprises a negative pressure tube for providing continuous flow of urine through said chamber, wherein said flow of urine flows directly from the patient through the catheter, through said catheter tube, into said receiving connector and into said chamber for in-line analysis without interruption.