Treatment Compliance Tracking by Measuring Symptoms with an Analytical Toilet
AssigneeMedic, Inc.
InventorsDavid R. Hall, K. Jeffrey Campbell
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Abstract
An analytical toilet comprising a bowl for receiving excreta from a user; a seat for the user; a sensor for detecting a symptom of the user; wherein the sensor transmits data to a processor that uses the data to measure a symptom of the user is disclosed. A method for monitoring a patient comprising providing an analytical toilet comprising: a bowl for receiving excreta from a user; a seat for the user; a sensor for detecting a symptom of the user; having a user use the toilet to deposit excreta; detecting a symptom of the user with the sensor; transmitting data from the sensor to a processor; and using the data to measure the symptom and compare it to the user's normal or expected symptoms is disclosed.
Claims20
An analytical toilet comprising:
- a bowl for receiving excreta from a user;
- a seat for the user;
- and
- a sensor for detecting a symptom of the user;
- wherein the sensor transmits data to a processor that uses the data to measure a symptom of the user;
- and
- and the processor uses the symptom to track user compliance with medication or treatment regimen.
A method for monitoring a patient comprising:
- providing an analytical toilet comprising:
- a bowl for receiving excreta from a user;
- a seat for the user;
- and
- a sensor for detecting a symptom of the user;
- having a user use the toilet to deposit excreta;
- detecting a symptom of the user with the sensor;
- transmitting data from the sensor to a processor;
- and
- using the data to measure the symptom and compare it to the user's normal or expected symptoms;
- and
- using the comparison to determine user compliance with medication or treatment regimen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.