Healthy.io
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Health technology |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Yonatan Adiri[1] |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | US, UK, Israel |
Key people | Yonatan Adiri, CEO Ido Omer, Chief Scientist Ron Zohar, Chief Product Officer |
| Website | healthy |
Healthy.io is a health care company offering remote clinical testing and services enabled by smartphone technology.[2][3] Launched in 2013 by founder and CEO Yonatan Adiri,[2] the company uses smartphones to enable at-home diagnostics testing for the detection of signs of kidney disease, urinary tract infections, and pregnancy complications.[4][5] Its digital wound management solution is used by medical personnel to measure and track wounds using a smartphone.[1]
History
[edit]Healthy.io developed smartphone-enabled products to aid in the early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, urinary tract infections and prenatal care.[4][6] Healthy.io’s urinalysis product became the first smartphone-based system to receive Food and Drug Administration clearance as a Class II clinical diagnostic device in 2018.[4] As part of the FDA approval process of the test to monitor for kidney disease, clinical trials showed the technology had equivalent accuracy to a professional laboratory.[4]
A peer-reviewed study in 2019 found the home-based urinalysis for early detection of kidney disease increased screening rates in patients with hypertension; 89% preferred testing at home.[7] A separate 2019 peer-reviewed study of home urinalysis self-testing amongst diabetic patients determined compliance rates were 72%.[8] Doctors in Britain used it in 2020 to monitor patients remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
The company had raised $95 million in funding as of June 2020.[11] In June 2020 the company acquired Silicon Valley competitor Inui Health for $9 million.[12][13]
Products
[edit]Healthy.io's digital urinalysis products provide patients with at-home clinical-grade urinalysis.[3][4] Users scan the urinalysis dipstick using a smartphone app.[14] The technology then uses machine learning and computer vision techniques to correct the color - taking into account lighting conditions and other variables - to provide an analysis.[1][4]
The company's urinalysis products can be used to detect kidney damage, urinary tract infections, and pregnancy complications such as elevated protein levels.[15][3] In May 2021, a specially-modified version of the company's kidney health test was selected to accompany the Axiom Mission 1 to the International Space Station in early 2022, allowing astronauts in space to measure their kidney function in real time.[16]
Its wound management product uses a smartphone app, calibration stickers, and web portal to measure and track chronic wounds over time. The app builds a 3D model of the wound for a more accurate assessment. As of 2020, the wound management product was being used by nurses in the U.S. and Britain.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kuchler, Hannah (30 March 2020). "The Israeli start-up's app-based urine tests point to wider diagnostic potential and savings for health services". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b Farr, Christina (22 June 2020). "Healthy.io, maker of a 'medical selfie,' is part of the new generation of Israeli health-tech companies". CNBC. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Pictures of health; Smartphone diagnostics". The Economist. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Kalman, Matthew (24 April 2019). "A medical app uses your smartphone's camera to carry out lab tests at home". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Ioannou, Lori (2 February 2019). "How an Israeli start-up turned the cellphone into a testing lab for kidney disease". CNBC. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Blakeley, Rhys (5 October 2020). "App lets patients test at home for kidney disease". The Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Leddy, Julia; Green, Jamie A.; Yule, Christina; Molecavage, Juliann; Coresh, Josef; Chang, Alex R. (18 April 2019). "Improving proteinuria screening with mailed smartphone urinalysis testing in previously unscreened patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial". BMC Nephrology. 20 (1): 132. doi:10.1186/s12882-019-1324-z. PMC 6471866. PMID 30999886.
- ^ Shore, Judith; Green, Michelle; Hardy, Andrew; Livesey, Deborah (20 August 2019). "The compliance and cost-effectiveness of smartphone urinalysis albumin screening for people with diabetes in England". Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 20 (4): 387–395. doi:10.1080/14737167.2019.1650024. PMID 31354065. S2CID 198967347. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Ranscombe, Peter (8 July 2020). "How diabetes management is adapting amid the COVID-19 pandemic". The Lancet. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Dimitropoulos, Stav (27 March 2020). "Can't go to the doctor? You already own a powerful medical device". Fast Company. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Israel's Healthy.io raises $60 mln, gets FDA ok for urine test". Reuters. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Farr, Christina (26 June 2020). "Healthy.io, Israeli maker of smartphone urinalysis tech, buys its largest U.S. rival". CNBC. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Jerusalem Post Staff (28 June 2020). "Israeli company Healthy.io buys largest American competitor, Inui Health". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Tozzi, John (11 September 2019). "Urine-Testing Startup Healthy.io Raises $60 Million to Expand". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Smartphone-Based Device Approved for Diagnostics". Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology. 52 (5): 334. September–October 2018. doi:10.2345/0899-8205-52.5.332. S2CID 195664205.
- ^ Benmeleh, Yaacov (5 May 2021). "Israeli Mission to Test Tech for Next Generation of Space Travel". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2020 CNBC Disruptors: 19. Healthy.io". CNBC.com. CNBC. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Lovett, Laura (15 January 2020). "Healthy.io launches wound care tech in US". MobiHealth News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.