(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICA ‘TION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TRE: Sits (19) World Intellectual Property Organization (4D International Bureau Po) CARDEN 0 (10) International Publication Number \TY (PCT) (43) International Publication Date 6 August 2009 (06.08.2009) WO 2009/094761 Al (61) International Patent Classification: GOIF 1110200601) GOIN 33/48 2006.01) GOLF 1706 (2006.01) GOIN 35/00 (2006.01) GOIN 120200601) GOIT 1/167 (2006.01) GOIN 21/75 2006.01) GOIT 120 2006.01) 21) International Application Number PCTICA2009/000089 (22) International Filing Date: 23 January 2009 (23.01.2009) (25) Fiting Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 6125,131 31 January 2008 (31.01.2008) US (71) Applicant (fr all designated States except US): EXCEL ‘TION MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC. [CA/CAl Suite 14, 205 Torbay Road, Markham , Ontario L3R 3W4 (CA. ventors; and. Inventors/Applicants (for US only): KIANI, Rarsad [CAICAl; 15 Sabrina Cour, Richmond Hill | Ontario LAC SP8 (CA), DEKKER, Edward William [CA/CA] m 14 Vonda Avenue, North York , Ontario M2N SET (CA). [CAICAl; 61 Forest Run Blvd, Con- Ontario LAK 516 (CA). SONG, Fayl [CNICAI; 1 Beathoven Court, North York , Ontario M2H_1WI (CA). KISENKO, Eduard Yuriyouy [CA/CAI; 64 Rain- twee Crescent, Richmond Hill , Ontario LAE 316 (CA). KOIKAS, Elias [CA/CA]: 71 Gaiety Drive, Searbor- ough , Ontario MIE 1B9 (CA), BRIKIS, Saullus Peter [CA/CA; 83 Mill Road, Elobicoke , Ontario M9C 1X6 (CA). XIONG, Hui [CN/CA; 1 Beethoven Court, North York , Ontario M2H 1WI (CA), Agent: BERESKIN & PARR I. ‘Toronto , Ontario MSH 3Y2 (CA), 1; dOth Floor, Box 401, States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Kind of national protection available): AB, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ,CA, CH, CN,CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, ES, Fl, GB, GD, IP. KE, KG, KM, KN, KP. KR, KZ, LA.L.C,LK, IT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, [Continued on next page] WO 2009/094761 At lll (54) Tite: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR URINALYSIS FIG. 1 (57) Abstract: A urinalysis apparatus operates in an automated fashion to determine at Teast one user characteristic from at least one measured parameter of & urine sample thet is provided directly by a user, The urinalysis pparatas includes an inlet for receiving the urine sample and atleast one sensor unit having at Teast one sensor configured to measure at Teast one parameter from at least @ portion of the urine sample. ‘The urinalysis apaatus also has @ urine transport assembly for transporting the urine sample from the inlet to a sensor unit ring a measurement mode, and a cleansing fuid transport assembly for disposing of the trine sample after the measurement mode and cleansing the apparatus during a cleanse mode. The urinalysis apparatus ean also include other sensor units and a Flow meter unit