Device and method for determining an excretion rate of a bodily fluid by a human or an animal

摘要

The device has a separating unit (13) provided with an inlet port (20) for body fluid to expose a portion of an absorbing element (12) so as to create a diffusion path for the fluid through the absorbing element. The absorbing element comprises three electrodes (E1i) that are connected to a measurement unit (16), so that the electrodes are electrically coupled to form two pairs of electrodes. Two of the electrodes are positioned along the diffusion path, so that each electrode is placed at distance (di) of the inlet port with respect to volume of the fluid absorbed by the absorbing element. An independent claim is also included for a method for determining a rate of excretion of a body fluid by animal and a person.