Tyto At-Home Telemedicine Solution Rolling Out Through Best Buy

Tyto Care and Best Buy have partnered up to release one of the more interesting at-home medical devices to come out in the last few years.

The TytoHome Medical Exam Kit provides a true telehealth capability by letting parents, caretakers, and people themselves perform physical exams. While the exams are done by average folks, the data, such as otoscope photos, temperature readings, and heart rate can be examined by a physician over a computer. The Tyto device has a camera, onto which different gadgets can be attached, such as a tongue depressor, to give it specialized medical powers.

While the Tyto system has been FDA cleared, its availability has only been through a few specialized clinics, but the new partnership with Best Buy will be making it available to the general public. At a time when measles are spreading in many communities, remote monitoring and diagnostics-at-a-distance may help to prevent unnecessary infections.

Currently, the TytoHome system, which is being sold for $299, is really only supported by two physician networks, Sanford Health and LiveHealth Online, but others will hopefully soon join them.

Flashbacks: Tyto Care Brings the Doctor’s Visit to Home: Interview with Ophir Lotan…; Tyto Care Brings the Doctor’s Visit to Home: Seen at CES 2019…; Tyto Lets Primary Care Docs Examine Patients Remotely, Now Cleared in Europe…; Tyto, a Portable Device Lets Primary Care Doctors Examine Patients Remotely…