EKOCORE 500™ Digital Stethoscope — The Pinnacle of Digital Stethoscope Technology, Combining TrueSound™ Audio with 3-Lead ECG and a Full-Color Display, Silver, COR501

Delivered safelyVery high quality stethoscope

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!

Pros:Amplification works wellEasy 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 electrodesTubing is a bit plastic-y - but it is just a headphone cable in reality.Can’t Bluetooth pair without the app running.

Amazing auscultation and clarity . Very best I ever owned .Top quality product!

Bought the EKO on a trip to SacrementoIt’s amazingI am hard of hearing and sent back a digital littmansBut this sound is clear and loud (adjustable)I love itWhen you watch the ECG record the audio plays same time

its too expensive for what it does.it nice that it shows the heart rate well on screen - but I can simply use a pulse oximeter. Furthermore, its disappointing that its unable to detect this well for young childrenfrustratingly and probably the worst thing of all, is the a-fib detector requires a subscription, the one feature that would've been good.. otherwise what's the point in the ECG reader?the sounds change from heart to lungs is a nice feature.. but.. I don't find it makes much of a difference. I've found myself going back to my litmann as its just easier, smaller and doesn't require charging

In terms of stethoscope use, effective. I would not say the average clinician would confer a benefit over a good cardiology stethoscope however. It is also too bulky for manual sphyg, and for children. In terms of its ability to detect AF, it is largely hopeless from my experience, frequently missing AF in those with an established diagnosis and detecting AF in my 9 year old daughter...it will also declare tachycardia when aware it is listening to a child's chest with a rate within normal parameters for that age, bringing up a warning on the screen visible to parents and thus alarming them

The product has become faulty , contacting via email is bringing no resolution