San Francisco Business Times: Heart Murmur-Detecting Oakland Digital Health Company Eko Lands Fifth FDA OK


Summary: "We can change the trajectory of how we care for patients," says Connor Landgraf, Eko co-founder and CEO.
San Francisco Business Times: Heart Murmur-Detecting Oakland Digital Health Company Eko Lands Fifth FDA OK

Even for the trained ear of a doctor, a heart murmur is tough to hear. Now the Food and Drug Administration says an Oakland company can help. Eko Devices Inc. won FDA clearance this week for its machine learning-powered software coupled with a "smart stethoscope" to detect and characterize murmurs in adults and kids. It is the fifth OK for Eko going back to 2015, mainly for hardware and software that includes algorithms to detect atrial fibrillation and other heart conditions.

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Please note: Murmur detection is part of Eko’s SENSORA™ Cardiac Disease Detection Platform. Contact our sales team to learn more.