URINE FLOW MEASURING APPARATUS

摘要

A urine flow measuring apparatus that includes a container for receiving urine, measuring means for measuring the weight and/or volume of urine received by the container, and memory means for recording the weight and/or volume measured by the measuring means. Through a controller the measuring means: continually measures the weight and/or volume of the container at regular sampling intervals; and at each sampling interval, identifies if a positive change in the weight and/or volume of the container has occurred and then compares results within a data set, the data set including a result from the current sampling interval and results from all the sampling intervals during a given period. If a number of sampling intervals indicating a positive change in the weight and/or volume is above a certain threshold, the memory means is instructed to begin recording data, else the memory means is instructed to cease recording data.

主权项

1. A urine flow measuring apparatus comprising:
a container having an opening for receiving urine; measuring means for measuring at least one of a weight and a volume of urine received by the container; and memory means for recording the at least one of the weight and volume of urine measured by the measuring means; wherein the measuring means comprises a controller and through the controller the measuring means:
continually measures the at least one of the weight and volume of the container at regular sampling time intervals; andat each sampling time interval, identifies if a positive change in at least one of the weight and volume of the container has occurred and then compares results from a data set, the data set comprising a result from the current sampling time interval and results from all the sampling time intervals during a given period immediately prior to the current sampling time interval;wherein if a number of sampling time intervals from the data set which indicate a positive change in at least one of the weight and volume of the container is above a certain threshold value, the memory means is instructed to begin recording of data; andwherein if the number of sampling time intervals from the data set which indicate a positive change in at least one of the weight and volume of the container is below a certain threshold value, the memory means is instructed to cease recording of data.