Toilet with Integral Microscope Slide

    公开(公告)号:US20210275153A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17195569

    申请日:2021-03-08

    申请人: Medic, Inc.

    摘要: An analytical toilet comprising a bowl adapted to receive excreta; a channel in fluid communication with the bowl for extracting a sample of excreta from the bowl; an imaging section in the channel, comprising a transparent window; and a movable wall capable of moving between a first and a second position; wherein the channel is open when the movable wall is in a first position; and wherein the channel is nearly closed when the movable wall is in a second position; a first actuator adapted to move the movable wall between its first and second position; an imaging sensor positioned to image the contents of the channel at the point of the movable wall through the transparent window is disclosed.

    Toilet with waste location detection and removal

    公开(公告)号:US11486124B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16903124

    申请日:2020-06-16

    申请人: Medic, Inc.

    摘要: An analytical toilet is disclosed. The toilet is equipped to use energized flush water to clean excreta and other waste from the toilet. The toilet includes a bowl for receiving excreta from a user; at least one analytical device by which a sample of excreta is analyzed; a supply of flush water to be used to remove waste from a surface the of the toilet; an energizer to add energy to at least a portion of the to create energized flush water prior to its use in removing waste; and an orifice for directing a first jet of the energized flush water at the waste on the surface of the toilet. The disclosure also includes features to detect the location of waste in the toilet and selectively activate the energized flush water in order to clean the detected waste.

    Analytical Toilet with Pressure Sensor

    公开(公告)号:US20220163370A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-26

    申请号:US17535461

    申请日:2021-11-24

    申请人: Medic, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01G17/04 G01G19/52 E03D9/00

    摘要: An analytical toilet, comprising a bowl adapted to receive excreta; a source of refill water to the toilet controlled by a refill valve; a P-trap with a height over two inches in a drain from the toilet; a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the bowl; and a controller in communication with the pressure sensor and the refill valve; wherein the controller monitors water level in the toilet following a flush and controls the valve so that the toilet is filled to a water level no more than two inches in the P-trap is disclosed. An analytical toilet comprising a bowl adapted to receive excreta; a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the bowl; a drain valve adapted to allow or disallow flow from the bowl to a drain; and a controller in communication with the pressure sensor and the drain valve is disclosed.

    Toilet with integral microscope slide

    公开(公告)号:US11877731B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17195569

    申请日:2021-03-08

    申请人: Medic, Inc.

    摘要: An analytical toilet comprising a bowl adapted to receive excreta; a channel in fluid communication with the bowl for extracting a sample of excreta from the bowl; an imaging section in the channel, comprising a transparent window; and a movable wall capable of moving between a first and a second position; wherein the channel is open when the movable wall is in a first position; and wherein the channel is nearly closed when the movable wall is in a second position; a first actuator adapted to move the movable wall between its first and second position; an imaging sensor positioned to image the contents of the channel at the point of the movable wall through the transparent window is disclosed.

    Analytical toilet with a pressure sensor mounting fixture

    公开(公告)号:US11754458B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US17661186

    申请日:2022-04-28

    申请人: Medic, Inc.

    摘要: An analytical toilet, comprising: a bowl for receiving excreta supported by a base; a pressure sensor mounting fixture, comprising: a chamber with an outlet, wherein the chamber is in fluid communication with the contents of the bowl through the outlet, a pressure sensor cavity above the chamber having an inlet in fluid communication with the chamber such that an air bubble is maintained in the pressure sensor cavity, and a pressure sensor adapted to measure the pressure in the pressure sensor cavity is disclosed. The disclosed toilet is able to accurately measure changes to the contents of the bowl by measuring changes to the pressure in the bowl using a pressure sensor that is kept separated from the toilet contents.