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US 12,408,853 · App. 17/552,250 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Smart bag to measure urine output via catheter

Inventors: Hannah Rose Kriscovich (Marietta, GA); Charles D. Shermer (Raleigh, NC); Puja Patel (Lawrenceville, GA); Shernone Moussignac (Conyers, GA)
Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
A61B5/208A61B5/0002A61B5/688A61B90/06A61B2090/064A61B2562/166
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Patent No.
US 12,408,853
App. No.
17/552,250
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a urine collection bag, system, and methods directed to automated measurement of a quantity of urine. The urine collection system can include the urine collection bag, a catheter, and flexible drainage tubing. The urine collection bag can include a collection area, force sensors, and circuitry configured to determine the volume of urine in the collection area based on pressure or weight measured by the force sensors, and the specific gravity of the urine. The catheter may include a small female external catheter (FEC) with an opening on a top side, a wicking catheter with a wicking area on a top side, a finger-mountable catheter, or a male external catheter (MEC). The tubing may be secured to a patient's leg with a stabilization device or a fabric strap. The catheter can remain on a patient while the patient stands or walks.

Claims (58)

1. A urine collection bag configured to measure an amount of urine, the urine collection bag comprising:

a collection area configured to collect the urine, wherein the urine is received via tubing from a catheter;

multiple force sensors coupled to or integrated into the urine collection bag, the multiple force sensors configured to determine multiple force measurements of the urine collected within the collection area, the multiple force measurements corresponding to the multiple force sensors; and

circuitry configured to determine the amount of the urine based a combination of the multiple force measurements, and a specific gravity of the urine,

wherein the combination of the multiple force measurements includes an average of the multiple force measurements.

2. The urine collection bag of claim 1 , wherein while determining the amount of the urine, the circuitry is further configured to:

determine whether a force measured by the multiple force sensors remains substantially constant for a predetermined time period, and

when a change in the force is detected, divide the force by the specific gravity of the urine to determine an increase of a volume of the urine.

3. The urine collection bag of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry receives the specific gravity of the urine as an input via a user interface.

4. The urine collection bag of claim 1 , wherein each of the multiple force sensors comprises a resistive element operative to change resistance in response to a force, and wherein the resistance is measured by a printed circuit board (PCB).

5. The urine collection bag of claim 4 , wherein the PCB further comprises a low-pass filter operative to filter noise.

6. The urine collection bag of claim 1 , wherein:

the collection area comprises a flexible pouch, and

the multiple force sensors measure a force of the urine by measuring an expansive force of the urine on one or more side walls of the flexible pouch.

7. The urine collection bag of claim 6 , wherein the multiple force sensors are situated in an internal layer of the one or more side walls of the flexible pouch.

8. The urine collection bag of claim 1 , wherein the catheter includes one or more of:

a small female external catheter (FEC) with an opening disposed on a top side, the opening configured to couple to a female anatomical part,

a wicking catheter having a wicking area disposed on a top side of the wicking catheter,

a finger-mountable catheter having a finger cavity configured to receive a user finger on a bottom side of the finger-mountable catheter, or

a male external catheter (MEC).

9. The urine collection bag of claim 8 , wherein the catheter is configured to remain on a patient while the patient stands or walks.

10. The urine collection bag of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a determined amount of the urine to an electronic medical records system.

11. The urine collection bag of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) or a processor.

12. The urine collection bag of claim 1 , wherein the multiple force sensors are powered by a battery.

13. A urine collection system comprising:

a catheter;

a urine collection bag configured to measure an amount of urine, the urine collection bag comprising:

a collection area configured to collect the urine, wherein the urine is received via flexible drainage tubing from the catheter,

multiple force sensors coupled to or integrated into the urine collection bag, the multiple force sensors configured to determine multiple force measurements of the urine collected within the collection area, the multiple force measurements corresponding to each of the multiple force sensors, and

circuitry configured to determine:

the amount of the urine based on at least one of the multiple force measurements corresponding to one of the multiple force sensors and a specific gravity of the urine,

a difference between different force measurements of the multiple force measurements corresponding to different force sensors of the multiple force sensors, and

at least one of tilting, movement, or deformation of the urine collection bag based on the difference; and

the flexible drainage tubing coupling the catheter to the urine collection bag.

14. The urine collection system of claim 13 , wherein the flexible drainage tubing is configured to be secured to a leg of a patient with either:

a stabilization device comprising:

an adhesive pad comprising one or more adhesive wings; and

a retainer configured to stabilize the flexible drainage tubing, or

a fabric strap configured to be wrapped around the leg.

15. The urine collection system of claim 13 , wherein while determining the amount of the urine, the circuitry is further configured to:

determine whether a force measured by the multiple force sensors remains substantially constant for a predetermined time period, and

when a change in the force is detected, divide a pressure by the specific gravity of the urine to determine an increase of a volume of the urine.

16. The urine collection system of claim 15 , wherein the circuitry receives the specific gravity of the urine as an input via a user interface.

17. The urine collection system of claim 13 , wherein each of the multiple force sensors comprises a resistive element operative to change resistance in response to a force, and further comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) configured to measure the resistance.

18. The urine collection system of claim 17 , wherein the PCB further comprises a low-pass filter operative to filter noise.

19. The urine collection system of claim 14 , wherein:

the collection area of the urine collection bag comprises a flexible pouch, and

the multiple force sensors measure a force of the urine by measuring an expansive force of the urine on one or more side walls of the flexible pouch.

20. The urine collection system of claim 19 , wherein the multiple force sensors are situated in an internal layer of the one or more side walls of the flexible pouch.

21. The urine collection system of claim 13 , wherein the catheter includes one or more of:

a small female external catheter (FEC) with an opening disposed on a top side, the opening configured to couple to a female anatomical part,

a wicking catheter having a wicking area disposed on a top side of the wicking catheter,

a finger-mountable catheter having a finger cavity configured to receive a user finger on a bottom side of the finger-mountable catheter, or

a male external catheter (MEC).

22. The urine collection system of claim 21 , wherein the catheter is configured to remain on a patient while the patient stands or walks.

23. The urine collection system of claim 13 , further comprising a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a determined amount of the urine to an electronic medical records system.

24. The urine collection system of claim 13 , wherein the circuitry comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) or a processor.

25. The urine collection system of claim 13 , wherein multiple force sensors are powered by a battery.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63127041 · Dec 17, 2020
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