JP3456298B2 - Urine sampling device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Object of the Invention]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for sampling urine excreted by an individual in a house, office or other toilet in the case of urine analysis. More specifically, the present invention relates to a urine sampling device capable of efficiently sampling urine in a toilet equipped with a commercially available standard flush toilet bowl.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the aging of people's longevity, interest in health management is increasing. Urine is an important source of personal health information, and quantitative analysis of urinary sugar, urinary protein, urobilinogen, occult blood, and other urinary components enables pancreatic disorders such as diabetes, liver disorders, kidney disorders, and other functions. The disorder can be examined non-invasively.
Therefore, a toilet equipped with a urine analysis function has been proposed, which can support the individual's health check by sampling and analyzing urine using the toilet at home, workplace or the like.

For example, JP-A-59-217844 and JP-A-63-18
No. 4057, JP-A-63-290961, JP-A-1-178866, JP-A-4-191660, a urine collecting portion is formed on the bowl surface of a Western-style toilet bowl, and urine excreted on the bowl surface is collected in the urine collecting portion. It is proposed to collect and sample. The collected urine sample is analyzed by a liquid chromatographic method, a test strip method, or a polarographic method. The advantage of this sampling method using the urine collecting part on the bowl surface is that urine excreted on the bowl surface can be collected and collected from a considerably large area regardless of the urination direction or the dropping position.

However, the difficulty of this sampling method is that it is not possible to use a standard toilet bowl or an existing toilet bowl, and a special toilet bowl for the purpose of urine sampling in which a urine collecting portion is formed on the bowl surface is required. . Such a special toilet is
Must be specially manufactured separately from the standard toilet bowl,
Therefore, it is difficult to reduce the cost by mass production, and it is too expensive to disseminate it in ordinary households, workplaces and offices. In addition, in order to modify an existing toilet equipped with a standard bowl-shaped standard toilet bowl for urine analysis, first remove the existing toilet bowl, and then install a special toilet bowl for urine analysis. Therefore, it requires a great deal of cost and labor for the construction, and also causes the disposal of the existing equipment. Furthermore,
After cleaning the toilet bowl, wash water, old urine, and excrement remain in the urine collecting portion on the bowl surface, dilute or contaminate new urine to be sampled, and thus a good sample may not be sampled.

No. 1-136573 and No. 5-30764 of Kaikaidaira are equipped with a urine collection container carried by a movable arm to receive urine excreted from a user seated on a toilet seat in the air in a bowl space. A sampling device adapted for sampling is disclosed. This type of device has the advantage that it does not require a special toilet bowl and can sample urine using a standard toilet bowl. Actual Kaihei 1 above
No. 136573 proposes that the urine collection container is positioned at the most preferable urine collection position according to gender, and the urine collection container receives a small amount of urine in this state to receive urine.

[0006]

However, according to an experiment conducted by the present inventor, the dropping position of urine excreted by an individual seated on a toilet seat is measured backward from the tip of the toilet seat in the case of a male. It was found to be distributed in the range of 80 to 150 mm, and in the case of women, it is also distributed in the range of about 120 to 240 mm from the tip of the toilet seat. As is clear from the results of this experiment, there is a considerable individual difference in the dropping position of urine in addition to the difference between male and female.

Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-136573, the position of the urine collecting container cannot be adapted to the individual difference with a considerably large variation by simply changing the position of the urine collecting container according to gender. . As a result, if the urinary column does not hit the urine collection container properly, the chance of sampling is lost. In particular, in the case of an elderly person who has a high need for urine analysis, since the amount of urine discharged each time is small, the chance of collecting urine is further reduced.

In order to deal with such a problem, it may be possible to increase the size of the urine collecting container, but since the toilet has to be used for the purpose of ordinary urination,
The urine collection container is required to be small enough to be easily stored in an unobtrusive place such as under a toilet seat when not in use.

As the urine collection container becomes smaller, the user has to make a considerable effort to hit the urine collection container each time urine is collected. Even in the case of men, aiming at a target (a urine collection container) is quite troublesome, if not impossible.
In the case of women, intentionally aiming at the target is more troublesome and generally involves considerable difficulty as urine falls relatively beneath the buttocks and is difficult to see.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to easily and reliably position the urine collection container at an optimum position suitable for an individual when sampling urine using a standard type toilet bowl. An object is to provide a urine sampling device capable of sampling urine.

In another aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide a urine sampling device capable of easily and reliably sampling urine while using a small urine collection container which can be easily stored when not in use. To do.

[0012]

[Constitution of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a urine collection container is moved from its rest position to a urine collection position in a bowl space of a toilet bowl by a drive section controlled by a control section. In a urine sampling device adapted to sample urine excreted from a seated individual, the control unit has a storage means for registering the optimum urine collection position of the individual in association with the individual, and at the time of urine collection, the registered optimum urine collection position It is characterized in that the urine collection container is positioned.

As described above, when collecting urine, the urine collecting container is positioned at the optimum urine collecting position according to an individual, so that the user only needs to make the necessary minimum fine adjustment, or in some cases, the fine adjustment. It is possible to collect urine with a high probability even if the urine is easily discharged into the urine collection container without performing any operation. Therefore, the urine sampling device of the present invention is convenient. The urine is reliably sampled, so there is no chance of sampling.

Since the seating position on the toilet seat may change a little each time, the actual drop position of urine may slightly deviate from the optimum urine collection position registered for each individual. However, according to the research conducted by the present inventor, the sitting posture has an almost constant habit peculiar to an individual and is stable on average, and therefore, it is unlikely to significantly shift from the optimum urine collection position. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which urination ends before the required amount of urine is collected while the urine collection container is moved urgently or the posture is changed after the start of urination. it can.

In a preferred embodiment, when registering an optimum urine collection position for an individual, the control unit pre-positions the urine collection container at a predetermined provisional urine collection position, and then positions the urine collection container in response to an instruction from the individual. Is finely adjusted, and the position after fine adjustment is registered as the optimum urine collection position of the individual.

The provisional urine collection position is divided into an average urine collection position for men and an average urine collection position for women according to gender.
It is preferable to adopt the type. In this case, the urine collection container is prepositioned at either the average urine collecting position for men and the average urine collecting position for women according to the individual's selection, and then,
The position of the urine collection container is finely adjusted according to an instruction from the individual, and the position after the fine adjustment is registered as the optimal urine collection position of the individual. By doing so, fine adjustment can be performed more easily and quickly.

When collecting urine, the control unit first positions the urine collecting container in advance at the registered optimum urine collecting position. The user can finely adjust the position of the urine collection container as needed. The urine collection position can be updated after use.

The above-mentioned features and effects of the present invention, as well as other features and advantages, will be made clear by the description of the following embodiments.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the outline of the structure of a urine sampling apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a urine analyzer equipped with the urine sampling device of the present invention attached to a standard toilet bowl of a toilet, and FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the housing shown in FIG. With reference to these drawings, the toilet 10 has a toilet bowl 12, and the toilet bowl 12 has a bowl portion 14 and a flush water supply portion 16. In the illustrated embodiment, the cleaning water supply unit is composed of a cistern mounting portion 16, and a cistern 18 is mounted on the mounting portion 16.

A housing 20 is fixed to the toilet bowl 12, and a main portion of a urine analyzer 22 is housed in the housing 20 and a toilet seat 24 is rotatably mounted. The toilet seat 24 has a urine sampling device 26 according to the present invention.
Is incorporated.

The housing 20, as shown in FIG.
It can be composed of a frame 28, an upper housing 30, and left and right lower housings 32 and 34. These parts of the housing 20 can be separately manufactured by resin injection molding, and can be integrally fastened to each other with screws or the like. The housing 20 is fixed to the toilet bowl 12 by two T bolts 36 and nuts 38. Housing 20
Is a central portion 20C and left and right side portions 20L and 20
Can have R.

As shown in FIG. 2, the left side portion 20L of the housing has a urine analysis unit 4 for analyzing a urine sample sampled by the urine sampling device 26.
0, and an electric syringe pump 42 with a rotary valve that conveys a urine sample and a carrier liquid to the urine analysis unit 40.
A carrier liquid tank 44 and a calibration liquid tank 46 can be accommodated. The urine analysis unit 40 employs a polarographic flow cell 48.

On the left side portion 20L of the housing,
The blood pressure may be measured by disposing the finger sphygmomanometer unit 50 and engaging it with the left second finger of the subject.
In the illustrated embodiment, the housing central portion 20C includes:
A conventional bidet device 54 equipped with a washing nozzle 52, a conventional hot air drying device 56, and a conventional deodorizing device 58 consisting of an ozonizer are arranged, and a toilet equipped with a urine analyzer 22 is usually used. It is designed to provide each function when used for the purpose. However, these additional features are not essential and can be omitted. In the right side portion 20R of the housing, the power supply device 6 of the analyzer 22 is provided.
0 or the operation panel 62 of the bidet device can be stored. The side wall of the toilet controls the urine analyzer 22, and
A control unit 64 for outputting the analysis result can be installed.

Next, referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, the toilet seat 2
The urine sampling device 26 incorporated in the No. 4 will be described. The urine sampling device 26 includes a frame 66, which is appropriately attached to the lower surface of the toilet seat 24 with screws or the like. A swing arm 68 is rotatably supported on the frame 66, and a motor 70 such as a stepping motor is used.
The belt 72 allows it to swing as shown in FIG.

A urine collection container 7 is provided at the lower end of the swing arm 68.
4 is provided. As is clear from FIG. 4, the urine collection container 74 has a shallow ship bottom shape, and a urine reservoir 76 is formed at the bottom thereof. The urine collection container 74 is provided with an L-shaped urine collection tube 78 that opens toward the bottom of the urine reservoir 76, and sucks the urine collected in the urine reservoir 76 without taking in bubbles. A pair of electrodes 80 are provided on the urine collection container 74 so as to face the urine reservoir 76, and it is possible to detect whether or not urine has accumulated in the urine reservoir 76 to a desired level by monitoring the electrical resistance of the fluid. Has become.

The L-shaped urine collecting tube 116 has a swing arm 72.
Is connected to a flexible urine suction tube 82 that extends inside the hollow inside of the suction tube 82, and the other end of the suction tube 82 is connected to the syringe pump 42. Similarly, the lead wire 84 of the urine detection electrode 80 also extends inside the swing arm and can be connected to the control circuit 88 provided on the substrate 86 of the urine analysis unit 40 or the like. The inlet opening of the urine collecting container 74 is covered with a wire net 90 made of stainless steel or the like to prevent foreign matter from entering the urine collecting container 74.

As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 5, the frame 66 is provided with a channel-shaped storage / washing chamber 92 which opens downward toward the bowl 16, and when not in use, the urine collection container 74 and the swing arm 68. Is designed to be stored. A jet nozzle 94 is directed to the storage / washing chamber 92, and pressure water is jetted toward the urine collection container 74 stored at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, so that the urine collection container 74 and the swing arm 72 are used after use. It is supposed to be washed. Pressure water is supplied to the injection nozzle 94 from a hose 96 connected to a water pipe via an electromagnetic valve (described later).

FIG. 6 shows the control unit 64 and the control circuit 8.
8 shows an example of the configuration of No. 8. The control unit 64 installed on the wall of the toilet has a programmed microcomputer 100, a urine analysis start switch 102, and a liquid crystal display panel 1 for displaying a user's instruction and a urine analysis result.
04, a touch input panel 106 arranged on the liquid crystal display panel 104, a printer unit 107 for outputting urine analysis results and data trends, a flash memory 108 for storing urine analysis data and positioning data, and the like. be able to.

The control circuit 88 located near the flow cell 48 includes a microcomputer 110 programmed to control the components of the urine analyzer 22 as described below in the flow chart. The current flowing between the working electrode and the counter electrode of the polarographic flow cell 48 is the amplification circuit 1
After being amplified by 12, the microcomputer 110
Is input to the A / D conversion circuit. The signal of the current value flowing between the urine detection electrodes 80 is also input to the A / D conversion circuit. The microcomputer 110 uses the respective drivers to
The swing arm driving stepping motor 70, the rotary valve driving motor 114, the motor 116 for driving the piston of the syringe pump 42, and the solenoid valve 118 for controlling the supply of the cleaning water to the cleaning nozzle 94 are driven. The microcomputers 100 and 110 are connected by a communication cable, and data is transmitted by serial communication via a transceiver.

Next, one mode of operation of the urine sampling device 26 and the urine analyzer 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. When not in use, the urine collection container 74 is shown in FIG.
As shown by the solid line, the toilet seat 24 can be rotated together with the urine sampling device 26 in this state.

When the subject sits on the toilet seat and presses the urine analysis start switch 102 (S1), the liquid crystal display panel 104 of the control unit 64 displays a mode selection screen as shown in FIG. 12 (S2). The subject is urged to select either a mode for automatically positioning the urine collection container 74 or a mode for manually positioning based on the positioning data registered up to this point. This is the first time that the subject has utilized this device for urine analysis and, therefore, the subject will select the manual mode if there is no registration data for the optimal urine collection location. If the subject mistakenly selects the automatic mode for the first time, an error message will be displayed and it will be recommended to select the manual mode.

The first subject is the touch input panel 106
When the manual positioning mode is selected by operating (S4), a gender selection screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed (S20), prompting the subject to specify whether the subject is male or female. When a man is designated by the operation of the touch input panel 106 (S22), the microcomputer 110 sends a drive signal of a predetermined pulse number to the swing arm drive stepping motor 70, rotates the motor 70 by a predetermined angle, and collects urine. The container 74 is filled with the average male urine collection position (for example,
Positioning is temporarily performed at the position A) in FIG. 5 (S23). When a female is designated, the urine collection container is positioned at the average female urine collection position (position B in FIG. 5) (S24).

As shown in FIG. 5, the temporary position A for men
The temporary position B for women and the temporary position B for women can be set at positions where the frequency of dropping urine of men and women is statistically highest,
Position A for men is located near the front of the bowl, position B for women is
Is a little behind this. Therefore, if there is no significant individual difference in the direction of urination, urine will fall in a trajectory as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5 and hit the urine collection container 74. However, as described above, since the trajectory of urine actually varies considerably from person to person, it may deviate considerably from the average position of men and women.

Then, next, as shown in FIG. 14, an interactive screen as to whether or not to finely adjust the position of the urine collection container is displayed (S25), and when fine adjustment is selected (S27), FIG.
The operation screen of is displayed (S28). When the subject thinks that the provisional position A (position B in the case of a woman) is not optimal, the position of the urine collection container can be finely adjusted back and forth by operating the touch input panel 106 (S3
1, S32). When the urine collection container 74 is positioned at a position that the subject thinks is most suitable for him / her, it is displayed that preparation for urine collection is completed (S33), and it is recommended to urinate.

When the urine collecting container 74 is brought to the optimum position, the subject urinates toward the urine collecting container 74 (S7), and when the urine hits the urine collecting container, the urine is urine as shown by the hatched area in FIG. It will collect in pool 76. The microcomputer 110 checks the output of the urine detection electrode 80 and monitors the electrical resistance between the electrodes 80 to monitor whether urine has accumulated in the urine reservoir 76. Electrode 80
When an increase in electrical resistance between the two is detected, it is determined that urine has accumulated in the urine reservoir 76 to a desired level (S8), the syringe pump 42 is operated, and the L-shaped urine collecting tube 78 and the urine suction tube 82 are operated. For example, about 2 ml of a urine sample is aspirated through (S9).

Next, after air is removed from the syringe pump, for example, about 10 to 20 μl of a urine sample is driven into the flow cell 48 via the transfer conduit (S1).
0), excess urine sample is discarded in the toilet bowl. When the injection of the urine sample is completed, the pump chamber of the syringe pump is washed with washing water, and then the carrier liquid added with the buffer liquid is sucked from the carrier liquid tank 44 (S11) and, for example, about 2 to 4 ml toward the flow cell. The carrier liquid is ejected (S12).

As a result, the urine sample is sent to the polarographic cell 48 while being mixed with the carrier liquid. As the flow cell 48, a voltammetric (polarographic) type flow cell having a working electrode coated with an immobilization film such as glucose oxidase can be used.
Polarography whose working electrode does not have an enzyme-immobilized membrane
It is also possible to use a flow cell, in which case the urine sample is sent to the flow cell together with the enzymatic reagents.

As the mixture of the urine sample and the carrier liquid passes through the flow cell 48, the flow cell outputs a current corresponding to the concentration of the component to be tested (for example, urine sugar), and this current is amplified by the amplification circuit 112. , Is input to the A / D conversion circuit of the microcomputer 110 and converted into a current value. The microcomputer 110 transmits the obtained current value data to the microcomputer 100 of the control unit 64 by serial communication. The microcomputer 100 calculates the urine sugar value based on the current value data and displays it on the display panel 104 (S13). The urine sugar level data is also stored in the flash memory 108.
The microcomputer 100 causes the trend of the urine sugar value to be calculated according to the instruction of the subject, and the printer unit 106
Can be output from.

When the urine analysis is completed, a registration selection screen as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed (S14), and it is asked whether or not to register the optimum urine collection position. When a subject who uses the urine analyzer for the first time selects registration, an input screen for personal identification as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed (S15). When the toilet equipped with the urine analyzer 22 is installed in a place used by a large number of individuals such as an office, FIG.
Instead of the input screen for the family as shown in 6, an input screen using a ten-key pad can be displayed and a personal identification number can be numerically input. When the ID input is completed, the number of drive pulses of the stepping motor 70 required to drive the urine collection container from the initial position in the storage and cleaning chamber 92 to the optimum urine collection position is stored in the flash memory 108 as positioning data (S16).

When the registration is completed, the swing arm drive motor 70 is driven again, and the urine collection container 74 is stored in the storage and washing chamber 92.
Are returned to (S17). Next, the electromagnetic valve 120 is opened, and pressurized water is supplied to the washing nozzle 94, whereby the urine collection container 7
4 and the swing arm 68 are washed. The used wash water falls into the bowl 14. The storage and cleaning of the urine collection container may be performed at any time after suctioning the urine sample (S9).

When the optimum urine collection position is registered for a specific individual in this way, the individual can select the automatic positioning mode from the next time (S5). In that case, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, the ID input screen is first displayed (S40), and when the ID is input, the previous positioning data for this individual is read from the memory 108 (S42), A signal of the number of drive pulses corresponding to the last optimum position is sent to the motor 70, and the urine collection container is positioned at the last optimum position (S43).

Next, the fine adjustment selection screen is displayed (S4
4) If fine adjustment is selected as necessary (S45), after fine adjustment of the urine collection container is performed as described above (S4).
6), the urine collection preparation is displayed (S47). Then
Urine is sampled and analyzed in the same manner as described above (S7 to S13). After the analysis, the registration screen is displayed (S14), and it is asked whether to update the final position after this fine adjustment as the optimum position. When the update registration is selected, the ID is waited for (S15), and the data is updated (S16). The data can be updated based on the average value of the current and past multiple times of data, or the data that deviates significantly from the average value can be ignored.

In this way, the optimum urine collection position after fine adjustment is registered for each individual, and the urine collection container 74 is automatically positioned at the optimum urine collection position when sampling urine.
Urine can be reliably and easily sampled.

FIG. 18 shows a modified form of the urine analyzer equipped with the urine sampling device of the present invention. The same components as those of the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. This variation is characterized in that the urine analyzer 22 is configured to be used by being hooked on the rim 120 of the toilet bowl, and the urine sampling device 26 has the same configuration.

Referring to FIG. 18, the urine analyzer 22 has a housing 122 which can be formed of two upper and lower halves which are snap-fitted together.
Vertical lug 1 acting as a hook on the housing 122
24 is formed so that the housing can be hooked to the side of the rim 120 of the toilet bowl. Housing 12
In FIG. 2, an analysis unit (not shown) including a polarographic cell similar to that of the above-described embodiment, an electric syringe pump 42, a carrier liquid tank 44, a calibration liquid tank (not shown), a control arithmetic circuit (FIG. (Not shown), and a solenoid valve (not shown) for controlling the supply of wash water for the urine collection container
Is stored. The start switch 102 and the display unit 104 with the touch input panel 106 can be provided on the upper surface of the housing 122. The control arithmetic circuit can be configured by sharing the two microcomputers shown in FIG.

A urine collection container 74 is provided above the housing 122.
A swing arm 68 carrying a shaft is pivotally supported, and is swung by a stepping motor (not shown) housed in the housing. The storage case 66 forming the storage / cleaning chamber 92 can be integrally formed with the housing 122, and a part of the load thereof is supported by the rim 120. The mode of positioning the urine collection container of the urine sampling device 26 in this modified form is basically the same as that described above with reference to FIGS. 7 to 17.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these, and various design changes can be made. For example, the sequence of the flowcharts can be changed. Further, the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display panel may have different modes. The shapes of the urine collection container and the swing arm can be appropriately changed.

[0048]

According to the urine sampling apparatus of the present invention,
The optimal urine collection position that takes into account not only gender differences but also individual differences is registered, and the urine collection container is automatically positioned at the optimum position when collecting urine, so it is necessary when the individual is sitting on the toilet seat in a normal posture. It is possible to reliably sample urine with minimal fine adjustment or, in some cases, no fine adjustment. In this way, urine can be reliably collected without losing the chance of sampling,
Can contribute to health management.

Further, the urine sampling apparatus of the present invention is easy to use, since the sampling is surely performed without forcibly aiming at the target.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in registering the optimum urine collection position for an individual, the urine collection container is pre-positioned at the temporary urine collection positions for men and women, and the position of the urine collection container is finely adjusted according to the individual's selection. When the position after fine adjustment is registered as the optimum urine collection position, registration can be performed easily and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a urine analyzer equipped with the urine sampling device of the present invention incorporated into a toilet.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a housing of the toilet shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the urine sampling device shown in FIG. 1, in which the storage and cleaning chamber is shown with a part cut away.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the urine collection container shown in FIG. 3, with a part cut away.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG.

6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit and a control circuit of the urine analyzer shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the urine analyzer.

FIG. 8 shows a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a manual positioning mode.

FIG. 10 shows a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an automatic positioning mode.

FIG. 12 shows a mode selection screen.

FIG. 13 shows a gender selection screen.

FIG. 14 shows a fine adjustment selection screen.

FIG. 15 shows a fine adjustment operation screen.

FIG. 16 shows an ID input screen.

FIG. 17 shows a registration selection screen.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a variation of the urine analyzer attached to the rim of the toilet bowl.

[Explanation of symbols]

12: Standard toilet bowl 16: Toilet bowl 24: Toilet seat 26: Urine sampling device 64/88: Control unit 68: Swing arm 70: Drive unit 74: Urine collection container 108: Memory of control unit

Front page continued (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G01N 33/493 A47K 13/00 E03D 9/00 G01N 1/10 G01N 33/48

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A drive unit controlled by a control unit
From the rest position of the urine collection container, in the bowl space of the toilet bowl
An individual sitting on the toilet seat by moving it to the position
Urine sampled from the excreted urine
In the pulling device, The control unit associates the optimum urine collection position of the individual with the individual.
It has a storage means to register,The control unit registers the optimum urine collection position for an individual.
Position the urine collection container in advance at a predetermined temporary urine collection position.
Then, finely adjust the position of the urine collection container according to the individual's command
Then, the position after fine adjustment is registered as the optimum urine collection position for the individual.
Then The control unit is When collecting urine, collect at the registered optimum urine collection position.
Urine sampling characterized by positioning the urine container
apparatus. 2. When registering an optimum urine collection position for an individual, the control unit pre-positions the urine collection container at either an average urine collection position for men or an average urine collection position for women according to the individual's selection. 2. The urine sampling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position of the urine collection container is finely adjusted according to an instruction of the individual, and the position after the fine adjustment is registered as the optimum urine sampling position of the individual. Upon wherein urine collection, the control unit is pre-positioning the collection container to the optimal urine collection position, then, according to claim 1, characterized in that fine adjustment of the position of the collection container in accordance with the individual instruction Or a urine sampling device based on 2 .