Eko recently launched an AI-powered software that its CEO describes as "Shazam for heartbeats." The platform connects with Eko's digital stethoscopes and identifies whether or not a patient's heart sounds are indicative of disease.
TytoCare will bundle the stethoscope with other FDA-listed medical devices for healthcare professionals or even consumers to initiate telehealth exams.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Digital photography may have killed film in what seems like the space of seven years, but let's face it, medicine moves so much more slowly than the rest of the world when it comes to embracing change.
Bay Area smart stethoscope company Eko Devices just raised $2 million, bringing the UC Berkeley spinout’s total funding up to $2.8 million. Its device, called Core, attaches to an analog stethoscope, and via Bluetooth connectivity sends the data back to an app that allows clinicians to visualize, record, play back, share and analyze sounds. Funding comes […]