Eko CORE 500™ Digital Stethoscope — 40x Amplification, Active Noise Cancellation, 3-Lead ECG, FDA-Cleared AI with Eko+, Full-Color Display, Reimbursement Eligible — Silver, COR501

Amazon delivered my parcel on time today. I received a refund from my earlier seller and bought this equipment straight from the manufacturer, EKO Health Inc, USA, excellent product. Amazon, EKO Health and IOM Postal Service receive my thanks and top marks!

This device has surpassed my expectations. I work in advanced practice as a nurse and deal with a largely frail population with multiple health problems and busy environments. Being able to amplify the sound, change settings and record 3 leads has been quite something. Great sound, a really quality item with ease of use and the functionality being able to be changed as needed. Colour being plain black is a bit bland but sleek and professional. Quite a costly item but was able to use vouchers which made a huge difference to the purchase price.

Wonderfull experiment

Purchased for my daughter who is studying veterinary medicine. Connects seamlessly to her cochlear implants and enables her to hear the same as other students who don’t have a hearing loss. Bought in the standard colour which was the only one available which is lovely but would have loved an opportunity to be able to purchase the blue one but that is purely personal choice and cosmetic! Would be lovely to be able to purchase some of the accessories as would have loved the case to keep it safe. Great visual display. Love love love it!

You would think that extra ear pieces would be included at this price point. Ensure you check that there are spares when you order this, rather than finding out four months later and having to fork out £40.00 for new ones.

Pros: Amplification works well Easy to switch modes on the head rather than in the app on the original Core. Interesting potential with the AI functions - but they will be subscription based. Headphone drivers at the ear end - sound is better as not being conducted down plastic tube. Cons: It is a little bit larger due to the ECG electrodes Tubing is a bit plastic-y - but it is just a headphone cable in reality. Can’t Bluetooth pair without the app running.

Very good

The sound quality needs improvement.t.

Esta increíble la calidad, el sonido y lo del electrocardiograma. Creo hasta el momento es el mejor estetoscopio que existe.

Very good contact from the store Very Good product

Ce stéthoscope est très adapté aux personnes sourdes et malentendantes. On peut l’utiliser avec ou sans les extensions auditives tout fonctionne parfaitement. Je l’ai reçu dans les temps. Le vendeur est très sympa et très réactif et arrangeant, lorsque j’ai demandé la facture. Un sans faute pour le produit. Et pour ceux qui veulent il y a un abonnement autour de 15 € par mois qui permet d’avoir une prédiction assez fiable du diagnostic auscultatoire. Ça peut aider quand on a un doute.

Worth every penny. Clear, specific sound for easy diagnosis. EKG trace very useful for rapid interpretation, saves record to your cell phone. Never going back to "normal" stethoscope. NOTE: buy a case to protect it. TIGA brand highly recommended.

I am a medical student with graduate-level experience in signal processing. An early academic project of mine involved work on a portable ECG device, so I have a general understanding of the core ideas and challenges that come with designing such a device. I own a KardiaMobile portable 6L EKG device and a Littmann stethoscope with a tunable diaphragm which provide great points of comparison. My overall experience with this stethoscope is quite positive. I can see it being an useful learning tool as well, saving example EKG AND PCG recordings (simultaneously!!) of heart conditions as I observe them in the clinic. The EKG feature is easy to use, and finds a signal quite quickly (even faster than my KardiaMobile device). While it finds a signal super quick, it'd be nice to have some translation of the 3 plotted leads to the standard EKG leads found on a regular hospital system-- right now it requires some user interpretation. As far as the acoustics on this stethoscope go, it's handy to have the amplification, and I could see how it might help some clinicians with mild hearing loss. The noise-cancelling feature is also handy, reducing some of the artifactual noise you pick up with stethoscopes like the standard Littmann. HOWEVER, I find that turning the noise-cancelling can sometimes help pick up some of the higher-frequency sounds (the pulmonary setting also helps with this). Also, (nitpicking here) I've noticed the diaphragm paired with the Eko signal processing seems to be a bit different than I'm used to with the Littmann, especially on the cardio setting. Higher pressure on the Littmann emphasizes the higher frequency sounds, but on the Eko, it oddly seems to emphasize the lower frequency sounds. Also, sometimes the pressure optimal for clean EKG is not optimal for listening (in some cases). So it might require a little playing around and getting used to. Also, when using the stethoscope head paired with Bluetooth instead of the wired earpiece, there's a slight delay in the connection which is noticeable but at the end of the day is probably not a big deal, and could just be my earbuds. It is still pretty cool to be able to keep the head in my bag or pocket without the earpiece in case I see something interesting I want to record (and its fairly easy to tell on the app whether the acoustic/electric signal quality is good, even without listening). Overall, it's been both super educational and fun working with this stethoscope, and I look forward to using it more!