People can now use their smartphone camera to conduct a urine test that identifies a specific protein in the urine called albumin, which is the standard of care for detecting early signs of CKD.
Healthy.io, a technology company, announced its product Minuteful Kidney has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.According to the press release, Minuteful Kidney is a smartphone-based home kidney test and is the first technology of its kind to receive FDA clearance. Using an app and backend server, Minuteful Kidney measures patients’ albumin-to-creatinine ratio with a smartphone camera.