KR101897602B1 - Portable automatic urine measurement apparatus and driving method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a urine measurement device comprising a urine measurement part having a bar-like level sensor part mounted on the center of its front surface and a display part provided on a top surface thereof, a water level sensor insertion part for storing the urine of the subject, And a bar-like level sensor of the urine measuring part measures the urine volume of the urine container part, and can measure an accurate urine volume without limitation in a place, and a portable automatic urine measuring device and method thereof .
The portable automatic urine measurement device of the present invention comprises a urine measurement unit having a water level sensor unit having a bar shape at the center of a front portion thereof and a display unit on an upper surface thereof; And a urine container portion for storing the urine of the subject and having a water level sensor inserting portion for inserting and fixing the water level sensor portion of the urine measuring portion at the center of the rear face portion. The water level sensor portion is formed of a capacitance water level sensor, And is inserted into the sensor inserting portion to measure the urine volume of the urine container portion in a noncontact manner.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a portable automatic urine measurement apparatus and a driving method thereof,

The present invention relates to a urine measurement device comprising a urine measurement part having a bar-like level sensor part mounted on the center of its front surface and a display part provided on a top surface thereof, a water level sensor insertion part for storing the urine of the subject, And a bar-like level sensor of the urine measuring part measures the urine volume of the urine container part, and can measure an accurate urine volume without limitation in a place, and a portable automatic urine measuring device and method thereof .

 Modern society is gradually turning into an aging society, and diseases of the urinary system are increasing especially in elderly people.

 The organs most affecting the urinary system in the body are the kidneys, and the kidneys are one of the important organs that function to maintain body homeostasis, such as excretion of waste products, metabolism of acids, bases and electrolytes. Severe loss or loss of kidney function can lead to various diseases such as acute renal failure, glomerulonephritis, and nephritis.

 Also, the importance of prostate gland is increasing in elderly people. Prostate hyperplasia is one of the most common chronic diseases that occur in 70-80% of men in their 60s and 70s. The method of judging the abnormality of the kidney with the abnormality of the prostate gland is to measure the urine volume per hour during urination. Such a method is a biometric test which is indispensable for diagnosing the abnormality of the enlarged prostate or the kidney.

 Conventionally, in order to measure the urine volume of a patient using a urine bag, a nurse or a caregiver used a method of reading a scale marked on the urine pocket every predetermined time at each day and writing it on a test record sheet by hand. In such a case, there is a disadvantage in that it is not possible to accurately evaluate the urine volume per unit time as well as it is very inaccurate because the subjective judgment of the observer is entered and the objective evaluation can not be performed.

That is, a portable automatic urine measuring device is desired which is easy to use but can be measured regardless of a place, can accurately measure urine, and the portion for storing urine is a disposable container.

As a prior art, Korean Patent No. 10-1016371 discloses an apparatus and method for automatically measuring urine discharge.

Korean Patent No. 10-1016371 includes a drop sensor, a water level sensor, a measuring urine tank, a storage urine tank, a motor, a control unit, etc. When the urine is filled in the urine tank for measurement, It is intended to be sent to the urine tank. Also, the water level sensor is provided in the urine tank for metering, recognizing the urine level of the urine tank for measurement, measuring the amount of change in urine with reference to the number of urine drops and the urine level of the urine tank for measurement sensed by the water level sensor , It is used to calculate the total amount of urine, the flow rate, and the increase / decrease of the flow rate.

Therefore, the Korean Patent No. 10-1016371 discloses a portable device which is difficult to be used for a portable device, and which includes a drop sensor, a water level sensor, a measuring urine tank, a storage urine tank, a motor, Moreover, the water level sensor is attached to the urine tank for measuring, so that the urine tank for measurement is expensive to disposable, and there is a problem in hygiene and the like for many people to use. Further, by using both the drop sensor and the water level sensor to calculate the urine volume and the like, the software becomes more complex, and accordingly the unit price can not be increased.

A portable automatic urine measuring device and a driving method thereof that are easy to carry, simple, easy to use, hygienic, and inexpensive for general use are desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a urine measurement device comprising a urine measuring part having a bar-like level sensor part at the center of its front surface and a display part at its upper surface, And a urine container portion having a sensor inserting portion to measure a urine volume of a urine container portion used as a disposable one, and a driving method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a urine measurement device and a urine measurement device in which when a bar size level sensor of a urine measurement part is coupled to a level sensor insertion part of a urine container part, The urine measuring part and the urine measuring part are combined with the annular fixing part on both sides and the urine measuring part is provided at the rear side with a column fixing part for fixing the urine measuring part to the column and the like, And to provide a portable automatic urine measurement device and a driving method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a turbidity detecting sensor mounting part on one side of a urine container part and a turbidity detecting sensor electrically connected to the urine measuring part on the turbidity detecting sensor mounting part to detect turbidity , A portable automatic urine measurement device and a driving method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable automatic urine measurement device and a method of driving the same capable of inspecting a urine component by providing a stick inserting portion for inserting a stick for urine test at the bottom of the urine container portion will be.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the portable automatic urine measurement device of the present invention comprises: a urine measurement unit having a water level sensor unit having a bar size at the center of a front part thereof and having a display unit on its upper surface; And a water level sensor inserting portion for storing the urine of the subject and allowing the level sensor portion of the urine measuring portion to be inserted and fixed at the center of the back face portion.

The water level sensor unit is composed of a capacitance water level sensor and is inserted into the water level sensor inserting unit to measure the urine volume of the urine container unit in a noncontact manner.

And a ring fixing part for joining with the annular part is provided on both sides of the upper part of the front part of the urine measurement part, and the water level sensor part of the urine measurement part is disposed on the urine side When engaged with the sensor fixing portion of the container portion, the loop portion is made to engage with the loop fixing portion.

A column fastening portion for fastening to the column is provided at the rear portion of the urine measurement portion.

The calculation processing section of the urine measurement section calculates the urine volume using the water level signal received from the water level sensor section and the previously stored volume weight value.

And a turbidity detecting unit for detecting the turbidity of the urine in the urine container unit and transmitting it to the urine measuring unit.

The turbidity detecting unit may be disposed outside the urine measuring unit body and connected to the body of the urine measuring unit by electric wires and may include a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit and may be mounted on the outer side of the urine container unit. And a transparent window may be provided on a portion where the window is formed.

The turbidity detecting unit includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit and is housed in the body of the urine container unit so that the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit face each other and the turbidity signal detected by the light receiving unit is transmitted to the urine measuring unit, The urine measurement unit may be connected to a port provided in the urine measurement unit.

The arithmetic processing unit of the urine measurement unit obtains the reciprocal of the detected turbidity signal to determine the concentration of the suspended substance in the urine.

A stick inserting port for inspecting is provided on one side of the urine container part, and a urine component inserting stick is inserted into the inner lower end of the urine container part to inspect the urine component.

The urine container portion includes a lower film located at an inner lower portion of the urine container portion and having a plurality of lower membrane through-holes; A moving membrane part located below the lower membrane and including a moving membrane having a plurality of moving membrane through holes and having a terminal for urine component inspection on one side; A urine passage guide portion which is positioned below the moving membrane and has a plurality of vertical flow channels; And a urine component testing stick inserted through the inserting stick inserting hole and positioned under the urine channel guide part and positioned above the lower end of the urine container part.

The spring is fitted to the spring support, the spring and the urine component inspecting terminal are located on the outer side of the urine container part, and the terminal for urine component inspecting is connected to the urine component inspecting terminal. The lower membrane through hole and the moving membrane through hole are coincident with each other so that the urine on the upper part of the lower membrane falls through the urine channel inspecting stick through the channel tube of the urine channel guide part.

The urine component testing stick is provided with a chemical treatment section or an antibody treatment section, and the chemical treatment section or the antibody treatment section is changed in color depending on the urine component or the urine component concentration.

The urine component testing stick includes a plurality of chemical treatment sections or antibody treatment sections for detecting different urine components and each of the chemical treatment section or the antibody treatment section is disposed on the urine component examination stick so as to correspond to each channel tube of the urine passage guide section do.

The present invention also provides a portable automatic urine measurement device comprising a urine container portion for storing urine and a urine measuring portion for measuring urine in the urine container portion, wherein the urine container portion is located at the inner lower portion of the urine container portion, A lower membrane having a lower membrane through hole; a moving membrane part located below the lower membrane and including a moving membrane having a plurality of moving membrane through holes, the membrane having a terminal for urine component testing on one side; A urine passage guide portion which is positioned below the moving membrane and has a plurality of vertical flow channels; And a urine component inserting stick inserted through the inserting stick for inspecting and positioned under the urine path guide part and positioned above the lower end of the urine container part.

The portable automatic urine measurement device of the present invention comprises a urine measurement unit having a bar-like water level sensor unit at the center of its front surface and a display unit at its upper surface, and a water level sensor unit of the urine measurement unit, And a urine container portion having a sensor inserting portion. The bar-like water level sensor portion of the urine measuring portion measures the urine volume of the urine container portion used for disposable use, and is easy to carry or use, The urine volume can be measured accurately, and the urine storage area is made of disposable containers, hygienic and low cost.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that when the rod-like water level sensor part of the urine measurement part is joined to the water level sensor insertion part of the urine container part, the annular part on both sides of the upper side of one side of the urine container part, The urine measurement unit is coupled to the urine measurement unit and the urine measurement unit is coupled to the urine measurement unit. The urine measurement unit includes a column fixing unit for fixing the urine measurement unit to the column or the like so that the urine container unit is not erroneously measured by shaking .

Further, the present invention provides a turbidity detection sensor mounting portion on one side of the urine container portion, and a turbidity detection sensor electrically connected to the urine measurement portion is mounted on the turbidity detection sensor mounting portion to detect turbidity.

Further, the present invention includes a stick inserting portion for inserting a stick for urine test at the bottom of the urine container portion, so that the urine component can be inspected.

1 shows a state of use of the first embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement device.
2 shows the urine measurement unit of Fig.
3 shows the urine container portion of Fig.
Fig. 4 shows a second embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement apparatus, which shows a urine measurement section including a turbidity detection section 170. Fig.
5 shows a urine container portion having a turbidity detecting portion inserting portion 227 on which the turbidity detecting portion of Fig. 4 is mounted.
6 is a third embodiment of a portable automatic urine measurement apparatus, which shows a urine container having a turbidity detecting unit 170 incorporated therein
Fig. 7 shows a urine measurement section for receiving a turbidity signal from the turbidity detection section of Fig. 6; Fig.
FIG. 8 is a fourth embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement apparatus, which shows a urine container portion for inspecting urine by attaching a urine component checking stick.
Fig. 9 shows the components mounted in the urine container portion of Fig. 8; Fig.
Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining a case where urine is not inspected using a urine component testing stick in the urine container portion of Fig. 8; Fig.
11 is a schematic view for explaining a cross section of a urine container portion when urine is not inspected using the urine component testing stick of Fig.
Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram for explaining a case where urine is inspected using a urine component testing stick in the urine container portion of Fig. 8;
FIG. 13 is a schematic view for explaining a cross section of a urine container portion when urine is not inspected using the urine component testing stick of FIG. 12; FIG.
14 shows a fifth embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement device, which shows a urine measurement part 100 provided with a stick photographing part 133. In FIG.
15 schematically shows a configuration of a portable automatic urine measuring apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of detecting a urine volume in an operation processing unit of the urine measurement unit of FIG. 15;

Hereinafter, a portable automatic urine measurement device and a driving method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the state of use of the first embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement apparatus, Fig. 2 shows the urine measurement section of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 shows the urine container section of Fig.

Fig. 2 (a) is a front perspective view of the urine measurement unit of Fig. 1, Fig. 2 (b) is a rear perspective view of the urine measurement unit of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 (b) is a front perspective view of the urine container portion of Fig. 1. Fig.

1, the portable automatic urine measurement apparatus 10 includes a urine measurement unit 100 and a urine container unit 200. The urine measurement unit 100 and the urine container unit 200 are detachable from each other . The urine measuring unit 100 is mounted on a pillar 60 such as a bed or a pole. In the urine container 200, urine from the urine line 70 such as a urine line inserted into the bladder or a urine line inserted into the urinary urethra is stored.

The urine measurement unit 100 includes a control circuit (not shown) as means for detecting the urine volume from the level signal detected by the water level sensor 127. [

2 (a), a water level sensor unit 127 having a bar size is mounted at the center of the front portion 120 of the urine measurement unit 100, and the water level sensor unit 127 is connected to the urine container unit 200 to detect the level of urine in the urine container 200 in a non-contact manner. The water level sensor unit 127 may be a capacitive level sensor.

The water level sensor supporting part 115 is provided on the water level sensor part 127 in the front part 120 of the urine measuring part 100 and the water level sensor part 127 is provided on the water level sensor inserting part 225 When inserted, it is a means for supporting the end so that it is not inserted.

The hook fixing part 125 is provided on both left and right sides of the front face part 120 of the urine measurement part 100 and the hook fixing part 125 is provided with a hook fixing hole 126. [ That is, when the urine measurement part 100 and the urine container part 200 are coupled, the water level sensor part 127 is inserted into the water level sensor insertion part 225, and the ring 221 of the urine container part 200 is inserted into the water level sensor insertion part 225, Is inserted into the hole fixing hole (126) of the ring fixing part (125). By doing so, only the urine container part 200 can be fixed so as not to be shaken separately.

A display unit 117 is provided on the upper surface 110 of the urine measurement unit 100.

2 (b), a column fixing part 131 is provided at the center of the rear part 130 of the urine measuring part 100, and the column fixing part 131 is formed in a circular shape with one side opened, And the open portion is fixed with the screw 232.

As shown in FIG. 3, a urine line insertion hole 217 is provided at one side of the upper surface 210 of the urine container 200, and a urine line 70 is inserted. A water level sensor inserting unit 225 is provided at the center of the rear portion 220 of the urine container unit 200 and the water level sensor inserting unit 225 has a structure capable of inserting and fixing the water level sensor unit 127 therein.

A hook 221 is provided on both left and right sides of the upper portion of the rear portion 220 of the urine container 200. The hook 221 is provided at a position where the urine measuring portion 100 and the urine container portion 200 are coupled, Is inserted into the hole fixing hole (126) of the hook fixing part (125) of the part (127).

4 is a second embodiment of a portable automatic urine measurement apparatus, which shows a urine measurement section including a turbidity detection section 170, and Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a urine measurement section with a turbidity detection section insertion section 227 on which the turbidity detection section of Fig. And the container portion.

FIG. 5A is a rear perspective view of the urine container portion of the second embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a front perspective view of the urine container portion of FIG. 5A.

The urine measurement unit 100 of FIG. 4 further includes a turbidity detection unit 170 which is located outside the body of the urine measurement unit 100 and is connected to the body of the urine measurement unit 100 by a wire 150.

The turbidity detecting unit 170 includes a light emitting unit 171 composed of a light emitting diode or the like and a light receiving unit 172 formed of a photosensor or the like. The turbidity detecting unit 170 irradiates the light source with the light emitting unit 171, ), And detects the degree of urination (that is, the concentration of urine) as the degree of attenuation of the transmitted light.

The light emitting portion 171 of the turbidity detecting portion 170 is inserted into one of the turbidity detecting portion inserting portion 227 located at the front portion 215 and the rear portion 220 of the urine container portion 200, Is inserted into the other one of the turbidity detecting portion inserting portion 227 located at the front portion 215 and the rear portion 220 of the urine container portion 200.

A transparent window 226 is provided at a portion where the turbidity detecting portion inserting portion 227 is provided in the front portion 215 and the rear portion 220 of the urine container portion 200 or the urine container portion 200 is made of a transparent material . The light emitted from the light emitting portion 171 is excreted through a transparent window 226 and the light transmitted through the urine (not shown) passes through the other transparent window 226, .

In general, urine turbidity is an indicator for checking health status. It is an indicator of urinary tract infection, urinary tract infections, leukocyte excretion, pyuria (discharge of pus), degree of salt inclusion, . The turbidity sensor measures the amount of transmitted light measured at the light receiving part of the opposite side after irradiating the light source at the light emitting part by the method using the transmitted light, and the degree of attenuation of the transmitted light is inversely proportional to the suspended matter concentration in the liquid. This is due to lack of water in the human body, liver disease or kidney abnormalities, excessive sugar intake, etc., and the urine becomes cloudy. And it is possible to predict whether or not an abnormality occurs in the human body by measuring this.

The portable automatic urine measurement device of the second embodiment of the present invention (i.e., Figs. 4 and 5) includes the turbidity detection unit 170 and the turbidity detection unit insertion unit 227, 1 to Fig. 4). Fig.

It should be noted that the turbidity detector 170 of FIG. 4 is in a 'C' shape, but is not intended to limit the present invention. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the turbidity detecting unit 170 is located outside the body of the urine measuring unit 100 and is connected to the body of the urine measuring unit 100 by the electric wire 150 to indicate that turbidity is detected For this purpose, the turbidity detector 170 may be of any type.

6 is a third embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement apparatus, which shows a urine container having a turbidity detecting unit 170 incorporated therein, and Fig. 7 shows a urine measuring unit for receiving a turbidity signal from the turbidity detecting unit of Fig.

6 (a) is a rear perspective view of the urine container portion of the third embodiment, and Fig. 7 (b) is a front perspective view of the urine container portion of Fig. 6 (a).

The light emitting portion 171 of the turbidity detecting portion 170 is embedded in the front face portion 215 of the urine container portion 200 of Figure 6. The turbidity detecting portion 170 of the turbidity detecting portion 170 is provided on the rear face portion 220 of the urine container portion 200, Receiving portion 172 is incorporated.

The connector 160 of the urine measurement part 100 is coupled to the connection port 256 of the urine container part 200. [

The power source for driving the light emitting unit 171 and the light receiving unit 172 is connected to the urine container unit 200 through the urine measurement unit 100, the electric wire 150, the connector 160, The turbidity signal measured at the light receiving unit 172 of the urine container unit 200 is transmitted to the light emitting unit 171 and the light receiving unit 172 of the urine container unit 200 via the connection port 256 and the connector 160, To the urine measurement unit 100 through the urine measurement unit 100.

6 and 7, the light emitting portion 171 of the turbidity detecting portion 170 is contained in the front portion 215 of the urine container portion 200 and the turbidity detecting portion (not shown) is disposed on the rear portion 220 of the urine container portion 200. [ The light emitting portion 171 is housed in the rear portion 220 of the urine container portion 200 and the front portion of the urine container portion 200 215 may have the light receiving portion 172 of the turbidity detecting portion 170 incorporated therein.

The portable automatic urine measurement device of the third embodiment of the present invention (i.e., the portable automatic urine measurement device of FIGS. 6 and 7) includes the turbidity detection portion 170, the connection port 256, and the connector 160, 1 < / RTI > to Fig. 4).

Since the light emitting diode and the light receiving sensor are generally inexpensive, even if the light emitting portion 171 and the light receiving portion 172 of the turbidity detecting portion 170 are housed in the urine container portion 200, the price of the urine container portion 200 is greatly influenced Do not give.

FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement apparatus, which shows a urine container portion for inspecting the urine by inserting a urine component check stick, FIG. 9 shows the components mounted in the urine container portion of FIG. 8, 10 is a schematic view for explaining a case in which no urine is inspected using a urine component testing stick in the urine container portion of Fig. 8, and Fig. 11 is a schematic view for explaining a case where no urine is inspected using the urine component testing stick of Fig. Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram for explaining a case where urine is inspected using a urine component testing stick in the urine container portion of Fig. 8, Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining a urine component And is a schematic view for explaining a cross section of a urine container portion when urine is not inspected using a test stick.

8, the urine component inspecting stick 277 is inserted into the inserting stick inserting hole 271 provided at the lower end of the one side of the urine container part 200, and the urine component inspecting terminal 262 is temporarily pressed , The urine component test stick 277 is temporarily buried with urine, and the color of the urine component testing stick 277 is changed to detect the urine component.

9 (a) shows a membrane located at the lower portion of the urine container portion 200, that is, the urine container portion lower membrane 230. A plurality of lower membrane through holes 235 are formed in the urine container lower membrane 230.

9 (b) shows the moving film part 260 inserted under the lower film 230 of the urine container part 200. As shown in FIG. The moving membrane 260 includes a moving membrane 263, a spring support 268, a spring 266, and a urine component inspecting terminal 262.

The moving membrane 263 is a plate membrane having a plurality of moving membrane through holes 265. When the urine component inspecting terminal 262 is not pressed, the moving membrane 263 blocks the lower membrane hole 235 of the urine container lower membrane 230 The lower membrane through hole 235 of the urine container lower membrane 230 and the moving membrane through hole 265 of the moving membrane 263 can be prevented from leaking when the urine component inspecting terminal 262 is pressed, And the urine falls downward.

The movable membrane 263 is inserted into the urine container 200 and the spring support 268 is exposed to the outside through the support hole 261 of the urine container 200. The exposed spring support 268 The urine component inspecting terminal 262 is inserted and fixed to the end of the spring supporter 268. [ The spring support 268 moves between the inside and the outside of the urine container part 200 through the support base through hole 261 depending on whether the urine component inspecting terminal 262 is pushed. The support base through-hole 261 is located on the side of the urine container portion 200 and below the urine container portion lower film 230.

When the urine component inspecting terminal 262 is manually pressed and released, the movable membrane 263 is restored to its original state by the spring 266 so that the lower membrane through hole 235 of the urine container lower membrane 230 ).

9 (c) shows the urine channel guide portion 270. Fig.

The urine channel guide portion 270 is located below the moving membrane 263 in the urine container portion 200 and is provided with the lower membrane hole 235 of the urine container lower membrane 230 and the moving A plurality of vertical flow path pipes 272 are provided as means for guiding the urine coming in through the membrane through holes 265 to a predetermined position of the urine component checking stick 277. The flow pipe 272 has a flow passage hole 275 on the inner side thereof. The portion of the flow pipe 272, that is, excluding the flow passage hole 275, is closed.

9D shows the urine component testing stick 277. The urine component testing stick 277 is inserted into the urine container portion 200 through the stick insertion opening 271 for inspection. The inspection stick insertion port 271 is positioned below the urine channel guide portion 270 on the side of the urine container portion 200.

The urine component testing stick 277 is provided with a plurality of chemical treatment sections (or antibody treatment sections) for examining a plurality of urine components. In addition, the urine component checking stick 277 has a display portion 278 at one end indicating the start portion thereof. That is, from the display unit 278, it is possible to know which drug treatment unit (or antibody treatment unit) is the second.

That is, urine is poured into the predetermined chemical treatment section (or antibody treatment section) of the urine component testing stick 277 through the flow pipe 272 of the urine channel guide section 270.

10 and 11, in a state in which the urine component inspecting terminal 262 is not pressed, the spring is extended (stretched), the lower membrane through hole 235 of the urine container lower membrane 230, The moving membrane through holes 265 of the moving membrane 263 are shifted from each other so that the moving membrane 263 closes the lower membrane hole 235 of the urine container lower membrane 230. Therefore, it does not fall under the moving film 263.

12 and 13, when the urine component inspecting terminal 262 is pressed, the spring is contracted and the spring support base 268 of the moving membrane 263 moves to the inside of the urine container portion 200 The lower membrane through hole 235 of the urine container lower membrane 230 and the moving membrane through hole 265 of the moving membrane 263 are overlapped with each other, The urine falls down through the through hole 265 and falls to the chemical treatment section (or the antibody treatment section) of the urine component testing stick 277 through the channel tube 272 of the urine channel guide section 270. Accordingly, the color of the chemical treatment portion (or the antibody treatment portion) of the urine component testing stick 277 changes according to the concentration of each component contained in the urine.

The user (examinee) or the healthcare professional reads and analyzes the data with the naked eye, inputs the result through the key input unit 510, stores the result in the memory unit 550 of the urine measurement unit 100, or The urine component checking stick 277 is stored as it is on a chart or the like or is inserted into a stick photographing part 133 to be described later and is analyzed by the urine measuring part 100. The result is inputted to the urine measuring part 100 And may be stored in the memory unit 550.

14 shows a fifth embodiment of the portable automatic urine measurement device, which shows a urine measurement part 100 provided with a stick photographing part 133. In FIG.

The stick shooting unit 133 includes a camera or an image sensor.

The urine component inspection stick 277 with the urine buried in urine from the stick inserting hole 271 of the urine container part 200 is taken out and the stick photographing part 133 is inserted through the stick insertion opening 134 of the urine measurement part 100, And an image pickup button (not shown) of the key input unit 510 is pressed to pick up the stick 277. The arithmetic processing unit 500 of the urine measurement unit 100 reads the color change (color development degree) of the medicine processing unit from the display unit 278 of the stick 277 in order and compares it with the reference data, The concentration of each urine component of the subject is checked.

15 schematically shows a configuration of a portable automatic urine measuring apparatus of the present invention.

The water level sensor 127 detects the water level signal and outputs it as an electrical signal.

The water level signal preprocessing unit 137 preprocesses the level signal received from the water level sensor unit 127 and removes noise.

The turbidity detecting unit 170 generates light in the light emitting unit 171 and exits the urine in the urine container 200. The light reflected or transmitted through the urine is converted into an electrical signal by the light receiving unit 172 And outputs it as a turbidity signal.

The turbidity signal preprocessing unit 175 performs preprocessing for amplifying the turbidity signal received from the light receiving unit 172 and removing noise.

The A / D conversion unit 350 converts the level signal received from the level signal preprocessing unit 137 into a digital signal and transmits the digital signal to the operation processing unit 500. The A / D conversion unit 350 converts the turbidity signal received from the turbidity signal preprocessing unit 175 into digital And transmits the signal to the operation processing unit 500.

The camera unit 310 images the stick for urine component inserting into the stick photographing unit 133. [

The video signal preprocessing unit 320 converts the video signal of the stick for urine component inspection received from the camera unit 310 into a digital signal and transmits the digital signal to the arithmetic processing unit 500.

The arithmetic processing unit 500 receives the video signal of the level signal, the turbidity signal, and the stick for urine component inspection from the A / D converter 350, reads the previously stored volumetric weights according to the level signal, The weight is multiplied to obtain the urine volume. The urine volume can have a unit of mL. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 500 obtains the reciprocal of the received turbidity signal, and determines the reciprocal of the received turbidity signal as the concentration of suspended solids in the urine. The arithmetic processing unit 500 reads the color change (color development degree) of the chemical processing unit from the display unit 278 in order from the video signal of the urine component inspection stick 277, The concentration of each urine component of the subject is checked.

The arithmetic processing unit 500 stores the obtained urine amount, the concentration of the suspended urine in the urine, and the concentration of each urine component in the memory unit 550 and outputs it to the display unit 117.

The arithmetic processing unit 500 determines whether the examinee is moving during the examination, and outputs a sound not to be moved through the speaker unit 560 when the examinee moves.

The key input unit 510 includes a power on / off switch and the like. The key input unit 510 may be located anywhere outside the urine measurement unit 100. In some cases, the key input unit 510 may include a key pad or a touch pad for inputting the concentration of each urine component.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of detecting a urine volume in an operation processing unit of the urine measurement unit of FIG. 15;

In operation determination step, the operation processing unit 500 determines whether the user (subject) is moving, and determines whether the difference between the current level signal and the previous level signal (that is, the variation of the level signal) (S110). If it is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, it is determined that the user (subject) is moving, and the procedure goes to step S 120 for stopping the notification. When the user (examinee) moves, the urine of the urine container 200 flows considerably and the water level can not be measured.

In the stop notifying step, the arithmetic processing unit 500 outputs a sound to the user (i.e., the subject) not to be moved (i.e., to stop) through the speaker unit 560 or the alarm unit (S120).

The operation processing unit 500 determines whether or not the user (examinee) is still moving after the stop notification step, and determines whether the difference between the current level signal and the previous level signal (that is, (Step S130). If it is still greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, the process goes to step S 120 to stop the motion.

In the level measurement step, the operation processing unit 500 determines whether or not the difference between the current level signal and the previous level signal (that is, the variation of the level signal) If the user is not moving, the current level signal is set as the level signal for detecting the urine volume (S150).

In the volume weight multiplying step, the volume weight is read from the memory unit 550, and the urine volume is detected by multiplying the level signal for detecting the urine volume by the read volume weight (S160).

In step S170, the arithmetic processing unit 500 determines whether the detected urine volume is smaller than a preset threshold value. If the detected urine volume is smaller than the preset urine volume threshold, (Not shown) (S180).

The operation processing unit 500 stores the detected urine amount in the memory unit 550 (S200) and outputs it to the display unit 117 (S210).

The first embodiment relates to a portable automatic urine measuring apparatus for detecting a urine volume, the second and third embodiments relate to a portable automatic urine measuring apparatus for detecting urine volume and turbidity, and the fourth and fifth embodiments Embodiments relate to a portable automatic urine measurement device for detecting urine volume and concentration of urine components, but they are not intended to limit the present invention thereto. It is needless to say that a portable automatic urine measuring device which detects urine volume, turbidity, and concentration of urine components is also possible.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Modification is possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only in accordance with the following claims, and all equivalents or equivalent variations thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.

10: Portable automatic urine measurement device 60: Column
70: urine line 100: urine measuring unit
110: upper surface portion of the urine measurement portion 115: support jaw
117: display part 120: front part of urine measuring part
125: Grommet fixing part 126: Grommet fixing hole
127: water level sensor part 130: rear surface part of the urine measurement part
131: column fixing part 133: stick shooting part
134: Stick insertion port for imaging 137: Water level signal preprocessing section
150: Body and wire 160: Connector for urine measurement
170: turbidity detecting unit 171:
172: light receiving unit 175: turbidity signal preprocessing unit
200: urine container part 210: upper surface part of the urine container part
215: front face portion of the surface container portion 217: urine line insertion hole
220: rear portion of urine container portion 221:
225: Water level sensor inserting unit 226: Transparent window
227 turbidity detecting portion inserting portion 230: urine container lower portion membrane
232: screw 235: lower membrane aperture
256: connection port of the urine container part 260:
261: Supporting hole 262: Terminal for urine component inspection
263: moving membrane 265: moving membrane opening
266: spring 268: spring support
270: urine path guide portion 271: stick for inspection
272: flow tube 275: flow tube hole
277: urine component test stick 278:
310: camera unit 320: video signal preprocessing unit
350: A / D conversion unit 500:
510: key input unit 550: memory unit
560: speaker section

Claims (20)

A urine measurement unit having a water level sensor unit having a bar shape at the center of the front part and having a display unit on an upper surface thereof;
A urine container portion for storing urine of the subject and having a water level sensor insertion portion for inserting and fixing the water level sensor portion of the urine measurement portion at the center of the rear portion;
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A urine component inserting port is provided on one side of the urine container portion and a urine component inserting stick is inserted into the lower inner side of the urine container portion to inspect the urine component,
In the urine container portion,
A lower membrane located at an inner lower portion of the urine container portion and having a plurality of lower membrane through-holes;
A moving membrane part located below the lower membrane and including a moving membrane having a plurality of moving membrane through holes and having a terminal for urine component inspection on one side;
A urine passage guide portion which is positioned below the moving membrane and has a plurality of vertical flow channels;
A urine component inserting stick inserted through the inserting stick for inspecting and positioned below the urine channel guide part and positioned above the lower end of the urine container part;
Wherein the portable urine measuring device comprises: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the water level sensor part is made of a capacitance water level sensor and inserted into the water level sensor inserting part to measure the urine volume of the urine container part in a noncontact manner. The method according to claim 1,
The upper portion of the rear portion of the urine container portion is provided with a ring on both left and right sides of the level sensor insertion portion,
A hook fixing part for joining with the hook is provided on both sides of the upper part of the front part of the urine measurement part,
Characterized in that when the level sensor part of the urine measurement part is joined to the sensor fixing part of the urine container part, the loop is made to be coupled with the ring fixing part. The method of claim 3,
And a column fixing portion for fixing the column to the column is provided on the rear surface portion of the urine measurement portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the calculation processing unit of the urine measurement unit calculates the urine volume using the water level signal received from the water level sensor unit and the previously stored volume weight value. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Further comprising a turbidity detecting unit for detecting turbidity of urine in the urine container unit and transmitting the turbidity to the urine measuring unit. The method according to claim 6,
The turbidity detecting unit is disposed outside the body of the urine measuring unit and connected to the body of the urine measuring unit through a wire. The turbidity detecting unit includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. The turbidity detecting unit is mounted on the outside of the urine container unit,
Wherein the urine container portion is provided with a transparent window at a portion where the turbidity detecting portion is mounted. The method according to claim 6,
The turbidity detecting unit includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and is housed in the body of the urine container unit. The turbidity detecting unit includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit,
Wherein the turbidity signal detected by the light receiving unit is transmitted to the urine measurement unit by connecting the connector connected to the urine measurement unit and the electric wire to the port provided in the urine container unit. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the arithmetic processing unit of the urine measurement unit calculates an inverse number of the detected turbidity signal to make the concentration of the suspended substance in the urine. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The moving membrane portion has a spring support between the moving membrane and the urine component inspecting terminal, a spring is fitted to the spring support, the spring and the urine component inspecting terminal are located outside the urine container portion,
Wherein the urine component inspecting terminal is pressed so that the lower membrane through hole and the moving membrane through hole coincide with each other so that the urine at the upper portion of the lower membrane falls to the urine component testing stick through the channel tube of the urine channel guide portion. Urine measuring device. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the urine component testing stick is provided with a chemical treatment portion or an antibody treatment portion and the chemical treatment portion or the antibody treatment portion is made to change its color depending on the urine component or the urine component concentration. 14. The method of claim 13,
The urine component testing stick includes a plurality of chemical treatment sections or antibody treatment sections for detecting different urine components,
Wherein each of the medicament treatment portion and the antibody treatment portion is disposed on the urine component checking stick so as to correspond to each flow path tube of the urine path guide portion. A portable automatic urine measuring device comprising a urine container portion for storing urine and a urine measuring portion for measuring urine in the urine container portion,
In the urine container portion,
A lower membrane located at an inner lower portion of the urine container portion and having a plurality of lower membrane through-holes;
A moving membrane part located below the lower membrane and including a moving membrane having a plurality of moving membrane through holes and having a terminal for urine component inspection on one side;
A urine passage guide portion which is positioned below the moving membrane and has a plurality of vertical flow channels;
A urine component inserting stick inserted through the inserting stick for inspecting and positioned below the urine channel guide part and positioned above the lower end of the urine container part;
Wherein the portable urine measuring device comprises: 16. The method of claim 15,
The moving membrane portion has a spring support between the moving membrane and the urine component inspecting terminal, a spring is fitted to the spring support, the spring and the urine component inspecting terminal are located outside the urine container portion,
Wherein the urine component inspecting terminal is pressed so that the lower membrane through hole and the moving membrane through hole coincide with each other so that the urine at the upper portion of the lower membrane falls to the urine component testing stick through the channel tube of the urine channel guide portion. Urine measuring device. 17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the urine component testing stick is provided with a chemical treatment portion or an antibody treatment portion and the chemical treatment portion or the antibody treatment portion is made to change its color depending on the urine component or the urine component concentration. 18. The method of claim 17,
The urine component testing stick includes a plurality of chemical treatment sections or antibody treatment sections for detecting different urine components,
Wherein each of the medicament treatment portion and the antibody treatment portion is disposed on the urine component checking stick so as to correspond to each flow path tube of the urine path guide portion. 19. The method of claim 18,
Further comprising a turbidity detecting unit for detecting turbidity of urine in the urine container unit and transmitting the turbidity to the urine measuring unit. 20. The method of claim 19,
The urine measurement unit includes a liquid level sensor unit having a bar shape at the center of the front part and a display unit on the upper surface,
Wherein the urine container portion is provided with a water level sensor inserting portion for storing the urine of the subject and allowing the water level sensor portion of the urine measuring portion to be inserted and fixed at the center of the rear face portion,

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