Instrumented Toilet Seat

Abstract

A toilet seat with handles is disclosed. The handles include light transmitters and light receivers. The light transmitters and receivers may be used to determine blood oxygen saturation levels and heart rate of a toilet seat user. Ultrasonic transmitters and receivers in the toilet seat handle are also disclosed for determining bone density of a toilet seat user. The handles may be retractable and may include UV sanitation.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a toilet seat with an extendable first handle, wherein the first handle houses one or more sensors which interface with a hand of a user of the toilet seat while the user is sitting on a toilet and extends from a side surface of the toilet seat.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet seat comprises a second handle, wherein the second handle comprises one or more light transmitters and one or more light receivers. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first handle comprises one or more electrodes for obtaining the user's bio-impedance or temperature. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet seat further comprises a controller. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the light transmitters are light emitting diodes. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the light transmitters are positioned geometrically normal to a face of the first handle. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first handle comprises a cavity covered by a transparent material, wherein the light transmitters are positioned inside the cavity facing the transparent material. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising fiber optic cable which transports light signals sent by the light transmitters. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first handle comprises an ultrasonic transmitter and an ultrasonic receiver. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first handle comprises one or more pressure sensitive switches. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet seat comprises one or more pressure sensitive switches. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a speaker system which communicates information to a user. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more microphones which receive information and commands from a user. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first handle comprises a visual display. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet seat comprises one or more force sensors. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the first handle comprises one or more force sensors. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the visual display displays a user's weight, blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen saturation level. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet comprises a controller. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the controller comprises one or more light transmitters which interface with fiber optic lines connected to the toilet seat or toilet seat handle. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the first handle and the second hand retract into the toilet seat and are sanitized by ultra-violet (UV) light.