Eko

Eko combines stethoscopes, powerful software and AI-boosted analysis to help detect cardiovascular disease. The project, which seeks to modernize the centuries-old stethoscope with digital technology, is designed to help improve patient care.

Eko has a range of products to help health care workers:

• Eko CORE 500 Digital Stethoscope: A digital stethoscope with amplified sound, noise reduction and wireless listening.
• Eko+ Subscription: Access to AI-powered features like murmur and atrial fibrillation detection, with annual and monthly subscription options.
• 3M Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscope: A digital stethoscope option that integrates with 3M Littmann technology.
• CORE Digital Attachment: A stethoscope attachment that turns analog stethoscopes into digital ones.
• Eko App: Included with purchases, the app lets you customize your stethoscope experience.
• Accessories: Other products that work with Eko stethoscopes.

Some of the key features of Eko include:

• SENSORA: AI-based detection for low ejection fraction and structural heart murmurs.
• Telehealth Integration: The ability to live stream stethoscope audio and video for telemedicine patient care.
• Eko Connect: Integration of Eko stethoscopes with health care systems.

Eko caters to a range of health care workers, including physicians, nurses, students and those with hearing impairments. It has different options for each group. The platform also has resources for life science R&D partnerships, commercialization support and clinical trial partnerships.

Eko's products and services cost:

• Eko+ Annual: $119.99 per year, with a free trial
• Eko+ Monthly: $12.99 per month, with a free trial

User stories show how Eko can help with patient care, with testimonials from paramedics, respiratory therapists and surgeons. The site also offers quizzes, infographics and articles on heart health and disease detection.

For health care systems, Eko offers ways to improve patient outcomes with digital stethoscope technology. That includes structural murmur detection, low ejection fraction detection and telehealth live streaming.

Eko is working on improving its technology, having just received FDA clearance for its AI algorithm to detect heart failure. That shows the project's focus on health care technology innovation.

By bringing modern AI abilities to the traditional stethoscope design, Eko hopes to improve the accuracy and speed of cardiovascular disease detection. Health care workers can use Eko's suite of digital stethoscope products and services to improve patient care and outcomes.

Published on August 1, 2024