Urine collection system including a flow meter and related methods

A method of determining a volume of urine discharged by a user, the method including:

• receiving the urine discharged from the user in a urine collection device;
• detecting, with a flow meter, a flow property of the urine at least related to a volume of the urine discharged by the user as the urine is passed from the urine collection device to a urine collection container;
• displaying, on a display of the flow meter, the volume of the urine entering the urine collection container during a selected period of time;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting, from a communication interface of the flow meter to a computing device, at least one of the detected flow property or the volume of the urine including the volume of the urine.

A urine collection system, comprising:

• a urine collection device configured to collect urine discharged from a user;
• a urine collection container in fluid communication with the urine collection device and sized and dimensioned to receive the urine discharged from the user;
• a flow meter having a communication interface and positioned between the urine collection container and the urine collection device, wherein the flow meter is configured to detect a flow property of the urine at least related to a volume of the urine entering the urine collection container, and the communication interface is configured to wirelessly communicate to a computing device at least one of the detected flow property or the volume of the urine, wherein the flow meter is configured to perform at least one of:
• detecting the flow property of the urine at least related to the volume of the urine entering the urine collection container with a mechanical detector;
• detecting the flow property of the urine at least related to the volume of the urine entering the urine collection container with an ultrasonic detector;
• or
• detecting at least one of a volume, a mass, or a velocity of the urine passing the flow meter.

A urine collection system, comprising:

• a urine collection device configured to collect urine discharged from a user;
• a urine collection container in fluid communication with the urine collection device and sized and dimensioned to receive the urine discharged from the user;
• a flow meter having a communication interface and positioned between the urine collection container and the urine collection device, wherein the flow meter is configured to detect a flow property of the urine at least related to a volume of the urine entering the urine collection container, and the communication interface is configured to wirelessly communicate to a computing device at least one of the detected flow property or the volume of the urine,
• wherein the computing device is configured to perform at least one of:
• providing the volume of the urine entering the urine collection device in real-time using the at least one of the detected flow property or the volume of the urine communicated by the flow meter;
• transmitting the at least one of the detected flow property or the volume of the urine communicated by the flow meter to an electronic medical record system.