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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2024
Eko Health, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Dan Freschl, Albany, CA (US);
Michael Childs, Palm Springs, CA (US);
Subramaniam Venkatraman, Emeryville, CA (US);
Shanmugam Muruga Palaniappan, Berkeley, CA (US);
Theo Brower, Berkeley, CA (US);
EKO HEALTH, INC., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for a hybrid analog-digital stethoscope is herein provided. In one example, an electronic stethoscope comprises a chestpiece including a sound collecting interface and a plurality of electronic components, wherein the plurality of electronic components includes one or more microphones and one or more speakers; an output tube coupled to the chestpiece via a connector comprising a mode switching port, wherein the output tube, when the mode switching port is in a first position for digital mode, is in acoustic communication with the one or more speakers and, when the mode switching port is in a second position for analog mode, is in acoustic communication with the sound collecting interface.