Healthy.io
Digital health care service provider
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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]
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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 |
History
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
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]