System for monitoring the health of an individual and method for use thereof
First Claim
1. A medical analysis system for measuring at least one characteristic of urine of an individual, said system including:
- a toilet unit mountable on a toilet bowl so as to be readily attachable and detachable therefrom, said portable toilet unit including;
a. a collection and sampling sub-unit for collecting and measuring the at least one characteristic of urine;
b. an electronics sub-unit for data collection and processing of the measured at least one characteristic;
c. a first communications link for facilitating data transfer between said collection and sampling sub-unit and said electronics sub-unit; and
d. means for removably fastening said collection and sampling sub-unit inside a toilet bowl, operative to permit ready positioning of said sub-unit in and removal from any of a plurality of toilet bowls as desired; and
a wall unit having a second communications link for facilitating data transfer between said wall unit and said toilet unit, said wall unit further including means for storing the data, and for further processing the data to determine if changes have occurred in the at least one measured characteristic of urine.
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Abstract
A medical analysis system for measuring properties and constituents of urine. The system includes a toilet unit mountable on a toilet bowl, readily attachable and detachable therefrom. The toilet unit includes a collection and sampling sub-unit for collecting and measuring the characteristics of urine and an electronics sub-unit for data collection and processing of the measured characteristics. The toilet unit also includes a communications link for data transfer between the collection and sampling and electronics sub-units. It also includes a means for removably fastening the collection and sampling sub-unit inside a toilet bowl, permitting ready attachment and removal of the toilet unit from a toilet bowl as desired. A wall unit, having a communications link for data transfer between the wall and toilet units, also includes means for storing and further processing the data for determining if changes have occurred in the measured characteristics of urine over time.
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38 Claims
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1. A medical analysis system for measuring at least one characteristic of urine of an individual, said system including:
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a toilet unit mountable on a toilet bowl so as to be readily attachable and detachable therefrom, said portable toilet unit including;
a. a collection and sampling sub-unit for collecting and measuring the at least one characteristic of urine;
b. an electronics sub-unit for data collection and processing of the measured at least one characteristic;
c. a first communications link for facilitating data transfer between said collection and sampling sub-unit and said electronics sub-unit; and
d. means for removably fastening said collection and sampling sub-unit inside a toilet bowl, operative to permit ready positioning of said sub-unit in and removal from any of a plurality of toilet bowls as desired; and
a wall unit having a second communications link for facilitating data transfer between said wall unit and said toilet unit, said wall unit further including means for storing the data, and for further processing the data to determine if changes have occurred in the at least one measured characteristic of urine. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24)
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- 2. A system according to claim I wherein said system further includes output means operative in response to a change in the measured at least one characteristic of urine, the change being greater than a predetermined statistical threshold value, thereby to provide an output indication indicating that the individual requires further medical examination.
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16. A system according to claim I wherein said electronics sub-unit includes at least one of the following elements:
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a main processing unit;
a communications link to said wall unit; and
an internal power supply. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system according to claim I wherein said wall unit includes at least one of the following elements:
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a main processing unit;
a database memory block;
a front panel display;
a means for inputting information;
an RFID transceiver;
a power supply;
a communications link to said toilet unit; and
a communications link to a central institutional computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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25. A method for measuring at least one characteristic of urine of an individual for determining if there is a deterioration in the health of the individual, wherein said method includes the steps of:
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positioning a means for collecting and measuring at least one characteristic of urine in a toilet bowl;
collecting urine passed by an individual within the means for collecting and measuring;
measuring the value of the at least one characteristic of the collected urine;
comparing the measured value of the at least one characteristic of the collected urine with a pre-determined statistical threshold for that at least one characteristic, the statistical threshold being calculated from a pre-determined series of similar measurements of that characteristic; and
indicating that the measured value exceeds the statistical threshold of the at least one measured characteristic of urine, thereby to indicate changes in an individual'"'"'s urine which may signal deterioration in the individual'"'"'s health. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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