3M (NYSE:MMM) and Eko announced today that they are collaborating to combine 3M’s Littmann stethoscope with Eko’s digital innovations.
St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M’s new Littmann CORE digital stethoscope includes capabilities for clinicians to access both analog and digital auscultation options, along with amplification and noise cancellation and the visualization of sound during auscultation.
3M and Oakland, Calif.-based Eko plan to connect the latter’s software and artificial intelligence algorithms to help clinicians use the stethoscope to better interpret sounds and detect heart murmurs, according to a news release.
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