Title:
URINE ANALYZING UNIT OF TYPE MOUNTED ON CLOSET
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1995/018373
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A urine analyzing unit (14) of the type mounted on a closet can be readily mounted to a standard type water closet (12) so as to sample and analyze urine in a toilet. The unit (14) comprises a substantially self-contained housing (22) which is mounted to the upper surface of the standard type water closet (12) between a bowl (16) and a flush water supply section (18). Pivotally mounted to the housing (22) is a seat (24), and mounted to the seat (24) is a urine sampling device (26), by which urine excreted into the bowl (16) is sampled in the air within a space of the bowl. Received in the housing (22) are a urine analyzing unit (50) provided with a polarograph flow cell and a syringe pump (52) for transferring a urine sample to the flow cell together with a carrier liquid. The polarograph flow cell has an active electrode which carries enzyme. In one embodiment, a tank for the carrier liquid is received in the housing (22). In another embodiment, a tank (402) for the carrier liquid is mounted to a closet cover. Also, a method of reconstructing a toilet provided with a standard type closet (12) into a toilet having a urine analyzing function is provided, and a prefabricated type seat assembly (28) having the urine sampling device (26) incorporated beforehand into the seat (24) is used.
Inventors:
NAKAYAMA CHIAKI (JP)
SHINOHARA KUNIAKI (JP)
MATSUNO TAKANORI (JP)
KOGURO TOSHIO (JP)
TSUBOI HIROSHI (JP)
FUKUDA YUKIHIRO (JP)
SATO NAOKI (JP)
SHINOHARA KUNIAKI (JP)
MATSUNO TAKANORI (JP)
KOGURO TOSHIO (JP)
TSUBOI HIROSHI (JP)
FUKUDA YUKIHIRO (JP)
SATO NAOKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1994/002264
Publication Date:
July 06, 1995
Filing Date:
December 27, 1994
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOTO LTD (JP)
NAKAYAMA CHIAKI (JP)
SHINOHARA KUNIAKI (JP)
MATSUNO TAKANORI (JP)
KOGURO TOSHIO (JP)
TSUBOI HIROSHI (JP)
FUKUDA YUKIHIRO (JP)
SATO NAOKI (JP)
NAKAYAMA CHIAKI (JP)
SHINOHARA KUNIAKI (JP)
MATSUNO TAKANORI (JP)
KOGURO TOSHIO (JP)
TSUBOI HIROSHI (JP)
FUKUDA YUKIHIRO (JP)
SATO NAOKI (JP)
International Classes:
A61B10/00; G01N1/00; G01N1/12; G01N33/483; G01N33/493; (IPC1-7): G01N33/493
Foreign References:
| JPH06258316A | 1994-09-16 | |||
| JPH06258315A | 1994-09-16 | |||
| JPH06230006A | 1994-08-19 | |||
| JPH0735745A | 1995-02-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 0682253A4
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