# US 8,788,216 B2 · Urine sample testing apparatus and apparatus for processing measurement result of urine sample > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,788,216 B2 - Document ID: US8788216B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/194,167 - Filed: 2011-07-29 - Published: 2012-02-09 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-03 - Assignees: Sysmex Corporation - Applicants: Toru Mizumoto; Keisuke Tsutsumida; Takayoshi Izumi - Inventors: Toru Mizumoto; Keisuke Tsutsumida; Takayoshi Izumi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8788216B2 ## CPC - G01N 33/493: urine - G01N 15/04: Investigating sedimentation of particle suspensions - G01N 33/48792: {Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit (for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C)} - G01N 33/6827: {Total protein determination, e.g. albumin in urine} - G01N 33/70: involving creatine or creatinine - G01N 33/80: involving blood groups or blood types {or red blood cells (white blood cells G01N33/56972)} - G01N 35/00594: {Quality control, including calibration or testing of components of the analyser} - G01N 35/1009: {Characterised by arrangements for controlling the aspiration or dispense of liquids} - G16B 45/00: ICT specially adapted for bioinformatics-related data visualisation, e.g. displaying of maps or networks - G01N 15/01: specially adapted for biological cells, e.g. blood cells (investigating sedimentation of particle suspensions in blood G01N15/05) - G01N 35/00871: {Communications between instruments or with remote terminals} - G01N 2015/012: {Red blood cells} - G01N 2035/00891: {Displaying information to the operator} - G01N 2333/76: Assays involving albumins other than in routine use for blocking surfaces or for anchoring haptens during immunisation - G01N 2800/347: Renal failures; Glomerular diseases; Tubulointerstitial diseases, e.g. nephritic syndrome, glomerulonephritis; Renovascular diseases, e.g. renal artery occlusion, nephropathy - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) - G16B: BIOINFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR GENETIC OR PROTEIN-RELATED DATA PROCESSING IN COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A urine sample testing apparatus comprises: a urine qualitative measuring section configured to acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine qualitative measurement items; a urine sediment measuring section configured to acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an operation part that is operable by a user to specify a combination of one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an information processing unit configured to determine whether or not a first measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine qualitative measuring section and a second measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine sediment measuring section have a predetermined relationship with respect to the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item included in the specified combination. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A urine sample testing apparatus comprising: a urine qualitative measuring section configured to measure a urine sample and acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine qualitative measurement items; a urine sediment measuring section configured to measure the urine sample and acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an operation part that is operable by a user to specify a combination of one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an information processing unit configured to determine whether or not a first measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine qualitative measuring section and a second measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine sediment measuring section have a predetermined relationship with respect to the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item included in the combination specified through the operation part; and an output unit configured to output a determination result by the information processing unit, wherein one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items is albumin/creatinine ratio, one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items is cast, and the information processing unit accepts the specification of the combination of the albumin/creatinine ratio and the cast. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operation part is operable by the user to select one measurement item from the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items with respect to a urine sediment measurement item, and/or the operation part is operable by the user to select one measurement item from the plurality of urine sediment measurement items with respect to a urine qualitative measurement item. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the output unit includes a display unit, and the information processing unit is configured to show on the display unit an item setting screen, as the operation part, for specifying at least one measurement item from the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and the plurality of urine sediment measurement items, and accept the specification of the combination through the item setting screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the item setting screen includes a first combination specifying portion for specifying a first combination of the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item to be a target of the determination by the information processing unit, and a second combination specifying portion for specifying a second combination of the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item to be a target of the determination by the information processing unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the item setting screen includes a first execution setting portion for setting whether or not to execute the determination by the information processing unit for the first combination, and a second execution setting portion for setting whether or not to execute the determination by the information processing unit for the second combination. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the item setting screen includes a first selecting portion for selecting one measurement item from the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and a second selecting portion for selecting one measurement item from the plurality of urine sediment measurement items, and the information processing unit accepts a combination of the measurement item selected by the first selecting portion and the measurement item selected by the second selecting portion as a target of the determination. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the item setting screen includes a first selecting portion for selecting one measurement item from the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items with respect to a predetermined urine sediment measurement item, and/or a second selecting portion for selecting one measurement item from the plurality of urine sediment items with respect to a predetermined urine qualitative item, and the information processing unit accepts a combination of the measurement item selected by the first selecting portion and the predetermined urine sediment measurement item as a target of the determination, and/or accepts a combination of the measurement item selected by the second selecting portion and the predetermined urine qualitative item as a target of the determination. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the item setting screen includes a relationship setting portion for setting the predetermined relationship for the specified combination, the urine sample testing apparatus further includes a memory for storing the predetermined relationship set by the relationship setting portion, and the information processing unit determines whether or not the first measurement result and the second measurement result conform to the predetermined relationship stored in the memory. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the measurement result for each of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items of the urine sample and the measurement result for each of a plurality of urine sediment measurement items of the urine sample along with the determination result if determined by the information processing unit that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 9, comprising an output mode setting part for setting an output mode of the determination result by the output unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 10, wherein the output mode setting part is configured to set whether or not to output a mark indicating that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items is protein, one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items is red blood cells or red blood cell morphology information, and the information processing unit accepts the specification of the combination of the protein and the red blood cells or red blood cell morphology information. ### Claim 14 An apparatus for processing a measurement result of a urine sample comprising: a measurement result acquiring unit configured to acquire a measurement result of a urine sample for each of a plurality of urine qualitative measurement items from a urine qualitative measuring section and acquire a measurement result of the urine sample for each of a plurality of urine sediment measurement items from a urine sediment measuring section; an operation part that is operable by a user to specify a combination of one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an information processing unit configured to determine whether or not a first measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine qualitative measuring section and a second measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine sediment measuring section have a predetermined relationship with respect to the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item included in the combination specified through the operation part; and an output unit configured to output a determination result by the information processing unit, wherein one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items is albumin/creatinine ratio, one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items is cast, and the information processing unit accepts the specification of the combination of the albumin/creatinine ratio and the cast. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the operation part is operable by the user to select one measurement item from the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items with respect to a urine sediment measurement item, and/or the operation part is operable by the user to select one measurement item from the plurality of urine sediment measurement items with respect to a urine qualitative measurement item. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the output unit includes a display unit, and the information processing unit is configured to show on the display unit an item setting screen, as the operation part, for specifying at least one measurement item from the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and the plurality of urine sediment measurement items, and accept the specification of the combination through the item setting screen. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the item setting screen includes a first combination specifying portion for specifying a first combination of the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item to be a target of the determination by the information processing unit, and a second combination specifying portion for specifying a second combination of the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item to be a target of the determination by the information processing unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the item setting screen includes a first execution setting portion for setting whether or not to execute the determination by the information processing unit for the first combination, and a second execution setting portion for setting whether or not to execute the determination by the information processing unit for the second combination. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the item setting screen includes a first selecting portion for selecting one measurement item from the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and a second selecting portion for selecting one measurement item from the plurality of urine sediment measurement items; and the information processing unit accepts the combination of the measurement item selected by the first selecting portion and the measurement item selected by the second selecting portion as the target of determination.