Each year, Withings shows up at the Consumer Electronics Show with new health gadgets. Last year it was possible to take body composition readings and EKGs. The U- Scan is a hands-free urinalysis that you stick in your toilet.
You read that right.
There are two parts to the U-Scan. The reader is the part you pee on when you're done with it. It has a thermal sensor that distinguishes between pee and toilet water, as well as low-energy radars that can be used to detect who is urinating. The U- Scan only works with a single person. If you want to pee on the thing, you have to pee on the device, but not directly into the water. You don't have to do anything to make it work, and there are plenty of tests to take. The reader takes a small sample after detecting you are peeing. When you flush, the whole thing gets cleaned.
It sounds easy, but Withings is serious about pee and developing technology so you don't have to touch it. It took four years and 13 patents for it to be ready to use. The reader charges byusb-c It comes with gloves and a cleansing agent.
The reproductive health and nutrition use cases are the first two that Withings will focus on. A urine specific gravity can be used to measure hydration levels, as well as the levels of luteinizing hormones. Tracking the hormones can help determine which part of the menstrual cycle a person is in. According to Withings, pH levels can be an indicator of whether your diet is acidic or not.
Ketones are an indicator of a person's metabolism and can be found in vitamins C and E. If you have too much ketones in your blood, it can cause a serious condition called ketoacidosis. Tracking vitamins may help improve iron absorption.
Once the tests are over, the results are sent via wi-fi to the Withings app, and the cartridge rotates. The tests take about three months to hold. The app will give users actionable tips to improve their health. You shouldn't think of insights from health and wellbeing devices as medical advice.
What is the reason for urine? It has a lot of information about your health.
What is the reason for urine? It has a lot of information about your health. Letombe explained that urine is better for everyday use because it is non-destructive. A healthy adult pees seven times per day.
We all know how messy urinalysis tests can get. You have to wait for the sample to be sent to the lab before your doctor can read it.
Letombe says that they have a vision of a lab at home that wouldn't require any effort or process.
Letombe is aware that urine can cause a lot of problems. If the U-Scan is to be a success, consumers will have to get on board, even though it can track other markers. It is hoping to pitch the idea to professional medical markets for research, clinical trials, and remote patient monitoring. Withings is working with a hospital in Paris to follow up with patients who have stones. A way to monitor bladder and ovarian cancer will be developed in the future.
Data privacy and menstrual health are two ick factors. The U-Scan is compliant with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. We don't allow anyone to look at that data. We still need to look at the details of law enforcement, but at some point, we would rather not sell anything than to be at risk of sharing intimate data.
Regulatory approval is one of the things that depends on. European consumers will be able to buy the U-Scan reader and both cycle sync andnutri balance in the second half of the 20th century. You have to subscribe to refill or purchase them separately after that. European regulatory approval is needed for medical applications for U- Scan.
It could take anywhere from months to years for Withings to be approved by the FDA. The Withings ScanWatch was one of the things that came up against this before. The former is still missing.
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