Disposable USB cup

A hardware dongle device for providing a 24hour urination diary, the dongle device capable of attaching and detaching from external sensors, comprises

• a master processing unit, a frequency dependent component, memory component, an electric interface, real-time clock, and a communication port;
• the device is configured and adapted to electronically communicate, receive, and process an external measurement of an electric, chemical or physical property of urine obtained from an external urine collection vessel, the processing being done by the frequency dependent component;
• the external collection vessel having a sensor assembly comprising slave circuitry being controlled by the master processing unit;
• said device generates an output signal indicative of the urine measurement and records the output signal and a time stamp being obtained from the real-time clock in the memory component;
• the device determine and accumulates a plurality of separate urine measurements and associates them with time stamps;
• thereby recording a 24hour urination profile of a tested individual.

A handheld integrated collection vessel of a bodily fluid, comprising:

• a single use disposable receptacle for collection of a conductive bodily fluid comprising:
• (a) inner and exterior side surfaces of a side wall said receptacle;
• and
• (b) a bottom plate;
• said side wall forms a dielectric substance;
• a first conductive plate is permanently coupled to at least a portion of the exterior side surface so as to define a capacitive sensing volume within the receptacle;
• wherein said collection vessel is configured and operable to continuously collect and maintain the conductive bodily fluid in fluid contact with said inner side surface during a fluid measurement procedure;
• during said fluid measurement procedure, the conductive bodily fluid forms a transient second plate-like opposing at least a surface area portion of said first conductive plate, thereby to form a capacitive sensor which is made of said first conductive plate, said receptacle wall serving as a dielectric material, and the conductive fluid serving as a second plate;
• thereby facilitating an accurate electric, chemical or volumetric measurement procedure of the conductive bodily fluid.