| CPC G01N 33/493 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0004 (2013.01); A61B 5/207 (2013.01); A61B 5/7435 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A portable home urinalysis machine, comprising:
a) a housing assembly having a base portion, a central portion mounted on top of the base portion, and a top portion mounted on top of the central portion, a hose is connected to said top portion, the hose is for conducting substances into the central portion;
b) a container assembly including a plurality of containers mounted in abutting contact with an outside of the central portion, said plurality of containers spaced apart circumferentially about the outside of the central portion, wherein each container from said plurality of containers is opened at a top end, one container is for disposing garbage, and another container is configured to hold wet wipes; and
c) an electrical assembly including a sensor, a microcontroller, a display, and a plurality of buttons, said sensor is enclosed by the base portion, the sensor is in contact with the central portion, the sensor is configured to measure characteristics of a urine comprising color, odor, and turbidity, the sensor is configured to output a signal containing information about the urine, the microcontroller is configured to acquire information sent by the sensor, said microcontroller is configured to process the output signal giving predetermined results associated with predetermined signals, the microcontroller is configured to perform a urinalysis using the output signal from the sensor, said plurality of buttons permit to configure settings for performing the urinalysis and how information may be displayed, and the machine is configured to wirelessly send, to an electronic portable device, results given by the urinalysis performed by the microcontroller.
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