Exclusive: Eko Core Advanced Digital Stethoscope Now Cleared and Available in Europe

Eko Core, the digital stethoscope from Eko Devices, a Berkeley, CA firm, is now CE Mark cleared for introduction in Europe

We reviewed the Eko Core a few months ago and discovered that it’s much more than a high-fidelity amplified stethoscope. You can store and share auscultations, as well as analyze and annotate them using a paired app, which wirelessly connects to the Eko Core. You can even listen to recordings shared by other clinicians through the Eko Core, so you can hear exactly what they heard when they conducted the exam.

Everything can be stored to an electronic medical record (EMR), just like a radiologist would save patient CT scans, and these can be compared during future exams. The data can even be live-streamed for tele-medicine applications, such as allowing cardiology specialists to help to diagnose patients in remote and understaffed clinics. All the sharing and streaming is done using HIPAA-compliant software, allowing it to be used and integrated into existing clinical practices and their IT systems.

The Eko Core was approved by the a little over a year ago and CE Mark now allows it to be distributed in Europe, including UK. It has already been adopted by over 3,000 U.S. clinicians at over 400 hospitals and clinics.