Urine Home Analyser

Abstract

A urine analyzer device, configured to be installed in a toilet bowl, to be used several times, the device comprising a holder member, to attach the device to the rim of the toilet bowl, an electronic unit, enclosed in a housing, a urine reception area, with at least one electro-chemical sensor, configured to measure a quantity of at least one substance contained in urine, such as physiological compound or chemical component, a wireless coupler to send resulting data to a remote computing device, wherein the electro-chemical sensor comprises at least a ion selective Field Effect Transistor (ISFET), configured to sense levels of one or more physiological ions, thereby providing a urine analyzer device, readily available at home, simply installed in a toilet bowl, and that can be used several times subsequently.

1 . A urine analyzer device configured to be installed in a toilet bowl, the device comprising:
 a holder member, to attach the device to the toilet bowl,   an electronic unit, enclosed in a housing,   an optical sensor to measure one or more optical properties of urine,   a coupler configured to send measured data to a remote computing device.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a urine reception area, where the optical sensor is to measure one or more properties of the sampled urine of the urine reception area. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the urine reception area forms a cup and the optical sensor comprises a light emitter, which is configured to emits lights rays toward a urine sample contained in a cup, and a photodiode. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the optical sensor is in the housing. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is monolithic. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein one or more optical properties are: color of the urine, level of absorbance of light by the urine, level of transmittance of light by the urine, opacity of the urine. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic unit is configured to associate optical properties as measured by the optical sensor to predetermined concentration levels of creatinine. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , Wherein the electronic unit is configured to analyze the measured one or more optical properties of the urine sample. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is watertight. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a urine reception area, with at least one electro-chemical sensor, configured to measure a quantity of at least one substance contained in urine, such as a physiological compound or a chemical component, wherein the electro-chemical sensor comprises at least one of:
 an ion selective Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) configured to sense levels of one or more physiological ions;   an enzyme selective Field Effect Transistor (enFET) configured to sense levels of one or more physiological compounds or chemical components; and   a 3-electrode sensing unit configured to sense levels of one or more physiological compounds or chemical components.   
     
     
         11 . A system comprising a device according to  claim 1  and a remote computing device, wherein the urine analyzer device sends the optical property measurement data to the remote computing device. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the remote computing device is configured to compare data received from the device with predetermined optical property data stored at the remote computing device and/or at a remote database with which the remote computing device is configured to communicate with. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the remote computing device is configured to determine a general concentration level of the urine.