Wellness app launches at-home smart UTI test

A wellness app that provides nutrition and lifestyle advice based on at-home urine tests has launched a smart UTI test.

The at-home UTI test, developed by California-based Vivoo, comes with a strip that users can scan in order to access their results on their phone.

They can also use the app to connect with a doctor, obtain prescriptions and access educational content.

Vivoo says the app – which is software as a medical device – is unique because it can analyse test results via its deep learning image processing technology.

Miray Tayfun, co-founder and CEO of Vivoo, said: “Vivoo goes beyond providing affordable wellness and diagnostic testing; it’s a commitment to democratising healthcare, and ensuring global accessibility.

“Our groundbreaking product is set to revolutionise UTI diagnosis with convenient at-home testing, empowered by our user-friendly mobile app.

“With the support of our customers and dedicated investors, we are driving innovation in software as a medical device space.”

UTIs are the most common outpatient infections, with a lifetime incidence of 50−60 per cent in adult women. Worldwide, 150 million people annually are affected.  In the US alone, six in 10 women experience UTIs.

UTIs are significantly more common in women than in men. Data shows women get UTIs up to 30 times more often than men partly due to anatomical differences and hormonal changes.

Tim Draper, founding partner of Draper Associates which invested in the company, said: “Vivoo can keep us all informed about our health just by testing our pee.

“This new UTI test is a major breakthrough allowing people better control of their own health care.”