Title :
A sensing system for simultaneous detection of urine and its components
Author :
Ejaz, Tahseen ; Nakae, Takatoshi ; Takemae, Tadashi ; Egami, Chikara ; Sugihara, Okihiro ; Ikeda, Hiroaki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Shizuoka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A simple and cheap sensing system for simultaneous detection of urinary incontinence and its components is introduced. The operation of this sensor was confirmed experimentally. In order to distinguish between normal and abnormal urine, reagent papers are used clinically. The light transmittance of a reagent paper changes by the absorption of urine. This change for normal urine is different from that for diseased urine. In the proposed sensing system this difference in transmittance of the reagent paper is used to detect urinary incontinence and the components of urine simultaneously
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical equipment; chemical sensors; fibre optic sensors; organic compounds; patient monitoring; diseased urine; light transmittance; medical instrumentation; reagent papers; sensing system; urinary incontinence; urine components; Circuits; Costs; Light emitting diodes; Medical services; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Plastics; Proteins; Sugar; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1998. IEEE APCCAS 1998. The 1998 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiangmai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5146-0
DOI :
10.1109/APCCAS.1998.743720
