When you or your loved ones are  in need of medical care, nothing  is more important than communication with your doctor and receiving attention as soon  as possible.

Providing an immediate connection between patients and their physicians is so important to Bita Lyons that she is the originator of LEO360^®, a full-size robot that is a sophisticated tool enabling physicians and medical staff to connect with patients remotely, access medical information, and perform medical examinations virtually. LEO360^® can provide 56 diagnostics, including modules to measure blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature, blood glucose level, blood oxygen level, and weight. It can also do much more with diagnostic preferences such as dermatoscope, electrocardiograph, otoscope, spirometer, stethoscope, and ultrasound.

“Bita is definitely the brains behind LEO360^®,” said Duane Lyons, Bita’s husband. “She began working in the digital health industry more than 18 years ago and has such vision in Artificial Intelligence for healthcare decision-making and so much more.”

Together, the couple formed Lyons Global^®, a company headquartered in Granite Bay and recently expanded into the UAE and Turkey. Duane is the chairman, president, and CEO, and Bita is the chief innovation operating officer. The mission of Lyons Global^® is to “provide easy-to-use, adaptable, and accessible products that can expand the geographical reach of healthcare delivery,” according to Duane.

Both Duane and Bita are experts in the field, with Duane boasting 47 years of experience as a businessman, investor, financier, speculator, real estate entrepreneur/developer, and manufacturer expert. Bita has been developing robots and telemedicine platforms since 2006.

“Since I began my journey in healthcare, I noticed flaws in doctorcontrolled telemedicine technology,” Bita said. “Because of all these flaws, Duane and I decided to create a doctor-controlled robot to save time and improve efficiency for both doctors and patients.”

Bita said her focus has been on spearheading innovation in U.S. healthcare and extending her impact globally. Bita’s influence reaches 311 hospitals and 2,338 clinics, impacting the lives of 21.6 million patients.

Industry Leadership from Regis University, along with executive education from MIT and Harvard Medical School, Bita is currently studying to receive her Doctorate of Business and Global Health from California Intercontinental University in Irvine, California.

Recently, the LEO360^® platform has been trialed at the Reproductive Fertility Center in Southern California. Dr. Susan Nasab, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility subspecialist and global executive medical director of Lyons Global^®, and her team, including 19 staff members, provided telehealth services using the LEO360^® platform. During the trial, they were able to save significant physicians’ and patients’ travel time and distance. They are planning to use LEO360^® Robot in their Beverly Hills location as the second phase of the trial.

“LEO360^® is one of the most comprehensive tools,” Dr. Nasab said. “With LEO360^®, our patients don’t need to wait for appointments. They can easily connect with their doctors for most matters.”

LEO360^® is a fully HIPAA-compliant platform that offers multiple options, such as patient registration, patient, and staff scheduling, and receiving and sending tasks and reminders. LEO360^® allows the provider to obtain history and document the physicians’ notes while performing a video/audio consult. In addition, the provider and patient can invite other family members to the visit or add other staff to the consultation session at any time. Live-to-text and screen sharing during consults are among the other options that LEO360^® has added to this cutting-edge technology.

Dr. Julie Wei-Shatzel with 16 years of providing telemedicine services on robotic platforms said: “The capabilities built into LEO truly stand out. It allows me to care for my patients from a distance, but with this technology, it feels like I am right at their bedside.”

In addition to Southern California, LEO360^® has also been trialed in Turkey at The ACIBADEM ALIFE Healthcare Center, a long-term care facility that can accommodate up to 27 patients. According to a pilot study at the center, using LEO360^® medical AI robot reduced the time needed for the physicians to arrive at the patients’ bedsides. The study determined that the average time for a physician to connect to a patient at the bedside depended only on the time needed to move the robot into the patient’s room, saving minutes or hours. The first doctor who used LEO360^® Robot in Turkey said, “I can sleep at night without having to worry about not being able to take care of my patients right away.” That is the real heart of the Robot, that even the doctors who live two hours away in traffic can ease their minds because they can get a simulated bedside exam within seconds to minutes.