Urine analysis device, method and system
View Patent ↗A urine screen and urine analysis method for analyzing urine color to determine the hydration level of an individual. The urine screen is nonabsorbent. The urine screen includes a base member, a urinal dish, and a color scale. The urinal dish has a side wall that extends from the front side of the base member. The urinal dish is open at the top portion and is able to receive fluid into the urinal dish through the open top portion. The urinal dish includes a small drain hole. The color scale is applied to the front side of the base member and includes at least a plurality of shades of yellow. Each of the shades of yellow corresponds to a hydration level based on urine color.
1. A nonabsorbent urine screen for determining a hydration level based on urine color while being placed in a urinal, the nonabsorbent urine screen comprising:
a base member possessing a front side and a back side, the base member being dimensioned to be positioned in the urinal;
a urinal dish comprising a side wall that extends from the front side of the base member and an open top portion, the urinal dish configured to receive fluid into the urinal dish through the open top portion, and the urinal dish comprising a drain hole; and
a color scale fixed to the front side of the base member, the color scale including at least a plurality of shades of yellow, each of the shades of yellow corresponding to a hydration level based on urine color, wherein
the urine screen is nonabsorbent,
the base member is a plastic screen,
the urinal dish is plastic,
the base member comprises an interior portion and a peripheral portion entirely surrounding the interior portion, the side wall of the urinal dish extending around the interior portion of the base member so that the urinal dish is positioned at the interior portion of the base member entirely within the peripheral portion of the base member, and
the color scale being fixed to the peripheral portion of the base member beyond the urinal dish at the interior portion of the base member.
2. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , wherein the urinal dish comprises a plurality of drain holes.
3. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , wherein the color scale is adhered to the front side of the base member at the peripheral portion of the base member using a water-resistant adhesive.
4. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , wherein the urinal dish is a trough created by a protruding edge extending upwards from the base member.
5. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent, water-resistant layer covering at least the color scale.
6. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , wherein the color scale is applied at three spaced apart locations on the base member.
7. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , wherein the base member is triangularly shaped.
8. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 7 , wherein the triangularly-shaped base member comprises three rounded corners.
9. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 8 , wherein the side wall of the urinal dish is circular such that a cross-section of the urinal dish is circular.
10. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , wherein the side wall of the urinal dish extends 4 mm-5 mm from the base member.
11. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 7 , wherein the base member is planar when no external force is applied thereon.
12. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 6 , wherein
the base member is triangularly shaped and comprised of three corners, and
the three spaced apart locations on the base member are at each of the three corners of the base member.
13. The nonabsorbent urine screen of claim 1 , further comprising a water-resistant layer adhered to the base member and the urinal dish, the water-resistant layer being a clear plastic.