Inventors:
Irvin M. Kalb - Sarasota FL
Robert H. Shaw - Beverly Hills CA
Michael J. Ram - Bell Canyon CA
International Classification:
A61B 500
Abstract:
A system for monitoring the physical and chemical properties of urine in the urinary bladder and functioning of the bladder. For example, the system can include sensors for pressure, temperature, pH, various different chemical constituents of urine, sodium, potassium, glucose, drug markers, drug metabolites, specific gravity, proteins, leukocyte esterase, nitrites, urobilinogen, whole or crenated blood cells, ketones, bilirubin, turbidity or color, the sensors being connected to transmission means for delivering signals representative of the properties detected by the sensors.