Withings introduces the ‘U-Scan’ an at-home hands-free “urine lab” that attaches to your toilet to track reproductive health and nutrition levels. To use the device, consumers must attach the reader to their toilet and relieve themselves over the device instead of directly into the toilet water. The ‘U-Scan’ will utilize its thermal sensor to differentiate the urinary liquid from the water and detect who is urinating by tracking movement and distance. Consumers do not have to touch the device until its cartridge needs to be replaced.
The reader employs a microfluidic circuit to collect a sample after noticing that you are urinating. The remainder is subsequently disposed of, and flushing cleans the entire system. Each cartridge has a different function that targets measuring hormones, pH and hydration, vitamins, and more.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Smart Toilet Devices
- Opportunity for innovation in creating more advanced and intuitive toilet devices that can monitor health and nutrition levels.
- Microfluidic Technology
- Potential to disrupt traditional medical testing by utilizing more efficient and precise microfluidic devices.
- Health Monitoring at Home
- Shift towards at-home health monitoring devices as consumers become more conscious of their health and wellbeing.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Healthcare
- Opportunity for healthcare providers to offer remote health monitoring services using similar at-home devices.
- Consumer Electronics
- Potential for consumer electronics companies to create more innovative and advanced at-home health monitoring devices.
- Environmental Technology
- Shift towards more environmentally-friendly and sustainable toilet devices that incorporate microfluidic technology for more efficient waste disposal.
