Provided is a non-invasive device (1) for determining a filling level of the
urinary bladder of a user. The device (1) comprises a
control unit (10), a
light source (11), a
current source (12), a light measuring unit (13), a
voltage measuring unit (14) and an evaluation unit (20). The
light source (11) is adapted to irradiate light into a region of the user's body covering the
pelvic region. The
current source (12) is adapted to output and pass a current through the region of the user's body using at least two electrodes (121). The
control unit (10) is adapted to: output, to the
light source (11), a first
control signal matched to the user, for controlling the light irradiated by the light source (11); and output, to the
current source (12), a second
control signal matched to the user, for controlling the current output by the current source (12). The light measuring unit (13) is adapted to: measure the light emitted from the light source (11) and light reflected from organs of the user's body; and output a first measuring
signal corresponding to the measured light. The
voltage measuring unit (14) is adapted to: measure a
voltage based on the current passed through the region of the user's body using at least two electrodes (141) resting against the user's body; and output a second measurement
signal corresponding to the measured voltage. The evaluation unit (20) is adapted to determine the filling level of the
urinary bladder based on the first measurement
signal and / or the second measurement signal. Thereby, a combination of the techniques of near-
infrared spectroscopy,
electrical impedance spectroscopy and / or
electrical impedance tomography is implemented into a single device (1) that uses the techniques in a complementing manner.