Release date: 2014-09-18
This is a true story of the patient's self-report: "When I was 15 years old, I went to the hospital for a medical examination. A primary care physician heard my heart murmur. He thought that there is a valve in my heart that is too small and needs to be replaced. After that, he asked me to go to a cardiologist to ask for help. But it takes a few months for me to see this disease in the United States before it is my turn. So during that waiting period, the disease is against me and my family. It caused a lot of trouble. When I finally went to see a cardiologist, the expert quickly told me that this heart murmur will not affect me, because you are still small, and the valve will grow long after you grow up. Big."
So what happens today? Doctors can use Eko Device's smart stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat, and then it takes only a few seconds to send the recording to the expert. In this case, if the patient is not ill, it is not necessary to let the patient have such a long time of worry, but also saves the time to see the doctor.
Eko Device built a small adapter called Eko Core, which is the earpiece and chest that connects the stethoscope. This adapter can transmit the sound of the heart to the mobile phone via Bluetooth. The mobile app can upload the audio data to the cloud, and the experts can remotely consult.
Experts can use a good pair of headphones on their mobile phones or on their computers. If experts also have Eko Core adapters, they can also listen to them through this adapter. Eko Device CEO Connor Landgraf tells us that this adapter is a professional medical device, and the second way will make the diagnosis more accurate.
If all goes well, we will see that Eko's products will bring about $750 billion in economic benefits to the medical field. After all, a quarter of the world's population has cardiovascular diseases, so it is not surprising that it can bring such high economic benefits.
Landgraf also revealed that his company is currently considering a network platform for cardiologists, where ordinary interns can also listen to heart sounds and skills through the use of Eko's devices. Eko Core's application can completely match different types of heart murmurs in the database to find the closest match. This comparison can be used as a reference for the doctor during treatment. Their planning for the future is very clear.
Eko has now begun pilot programs in two hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area. This product is expected to be certified by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) this year and will be officially launched next year. Eko has already received $800,000 in financing and is now preparing for a new round of financing.
Source: Lei Feng Net
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