Multi-chambered Urine Collection Device with Even Weight Distribution
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current urine collection devices often cause bulging and turbulence during movement, lack efficient urine distribution, and do not effectively monitor or manage urinary incontinence, especially in individuals with limited mobility or resources.
Innovation Solution
A multi-chambered urine collection device with a non-return valve, breathing open areas, and a drainage tube that distributes urine weight evenly, combined with a smart leg device equipped with sensors for real-time urine monitoring and a system for managing urine characteristics via a measuring, storing, and display unit connected to a server for remote monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single-chamber urine collection device is used, then the device structure is simple, but the urine weight concentrates in one location causing bulging and turbulence during movement
Solution Approach 1:
The urine collection device is divided into multiple chambers (first chamber, second chamber, third chamber) that are interconnected. This segmentation distributes the urine weight across multiple locations rather than concentrating it in one chamber, thereby reducing bulging and turbulence during movement while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a multi-chambered urine collection device is used, then the urine weight is distributed evenly preventing bulging, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into multiple chambers connected by communication channels, allowing urine to distribute across multiple locations for stable weight distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The multiple chambers are arranged in a nested or compact configuration where chambers are positioned adjacent to each other and interconnected through internal channels, reducing the overall device footprint and complexity while maintaining the multi-chamber benefit.
3Loss of information
If traditional urine collection devices are used, then basic urine collection is achieved, but real-time monitoring and management of urine characteristics is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
Sensors are integrated into the urine collection device to detect urine characteristics (such as flow rate, volume, or composition) and provide real-time feedback. This feedback is transmitted to a remote server for analysis and management, enabling continuous monitoring without requiring complex local processing.
Solution Approach 2:
A communication module acts as an intermediary between the sensors in the urine collection device and the remote server. This intermediary transmits data wirelessly, allowing real-time monitoring and data management without requiring complex integrated systems in the device itself.
4Ease of operation
If urine collection devices are used by individuals with limited mobility, then basic collection function is provided, but comfort during movement is reduced due to bulging and turbulence
Solution Approach 1:
The urine collection device is divided into multiple chambers that distribute urine weight across multiple locations, preventing concentration of weight in one area. This segmentation reduces bulging and turbulence during movement, thereby improving comfort for users with limited mobility while maintaining collection functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A user friendly multi-chambered flat urine collection device comprising an inlet port having a non-return valve, an upper chamber further divided into a plurality of vertical chambers, a lower chamber further divided into a plurality of vertical chambers, a plurality of breathing open areas intervening said upper, lower and vertical chambers, and a drainage tube. The inlet port is positioned at top of the upper chamber, said inlet port in turn is removably connected to a catheter. The breathing open areas between the vertical chambers of said upper and lower chambers allow the urine collection device to conform to shape of patient body. Moreover, the chambers distribute the weight of collected urine equally to avoid a bulging effect. Alternately, the urine collection device has absorbent layer insert to absorb the bodily discharge.