Kiosk Urine Analyzer with Automated Strip Handling and Deep Learning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional urine analysis devices lack the capability for comprehensive health monitoring and are not hygienic due to the manual handling of used strips, and they provide limited medical diagnostic insights as they only detect urine samples without considering user-specific information.
Innovation Solution
A kiosk-type urine analyzer that automatically dispenses and collects testing strips, integrates a urine analysis module for scanning the strips, and uses a deep learning model to analyze urine data from both chronic disease patients and healthy individuals, providing comprehensive health monitoring through a health monitoring system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional urine analysis devices use simple detection methods without user information, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the measurement precision and diagnostic value deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a camera as an intermediary device to capture images of the urine test strip, which then serves as input for deep learning analysis. This intermediary approach enables complex analysis capabilities while maintaining simple user interaction, as users only need to insert the strip and the system handles the complex image processing and diagnostic interpretation automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual interpretation of test strip results with an automated deep learning system based on image processing. Instead of requiring users or operators to visually assess color changes on the test strip, the system uses computer vision and neural networks to automatically analyze the strip images, thereby improving measurement precision while maintaining ease of operation.
2Device complexity
If conventional urine analysis devices require manual handling of used strips, then the device complexity is reduced, but hygiene conditions deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automatic strip disposal mechanism where the system itself handles the collection and disposal of used test strips without requiring user intervention. The strip insertion slot automatically guides and deposits used strips into a collection container, enabling the device to serve itself in maintaining hygiene by eliminating manual handling of potentially contaminated strips.
3Productivity
If kiosk type urine analyzer implements automatic strip dispensing and collection, then hygiene conditions are improved and productivity is increased, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into integrated components: the strip dispensing mechanism is merged with the analysis chamber, and the waste collection system is integrated into the same structural unit. This merging approach allows automatic strip handling and collection to be achieved without proportionally increasing overall device complexity, as shared components serve multiple purposes in the automated workflow.
4Ease of manufacture
If conventional urine analysis devices provide only simple detection, then ease of manufacture is improved and device complexity is reduced, but the extent of automation in health monitoring deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal platform that can handle various types of urine test strips and provide comprehensive health monitoring through deep learning analysis. The system is designed to be adaptable to different strip formats and can generate multiple types of health insights from a single analysis, enabling automated health monitoring while maintaining reasonable manufacturing complexity through standardized design principles.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient, hygienic, and comprehensive urine analysis with automatic strip handling and data-driven health monitoring, providing detailed and accurate user-specific health insights without the need for hospital visits or expensive equipment.
Implementation Method 1
a urine analysis module that scans the strip put in the strip accommodation unit to analyze the urine
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a kiosk type urine analyzer and a health monitoring system using the same and relates to a kiosk type urine analyzer capable of analyzing urine of a user in an unmanned manner to provide an analysis result and monitoring health of the user through the analysis result, and a health monitoring system using the same.