Eko CORE 500™ Digital Stethoscope Reviews

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Posted 1 year ago

“Has a nice heft to it but not much different in size/feel from a higher end Littman. The head of the stethescope can be used independently without the tube or earpieces attached by streaming to any paired Bluetooth earbuds through the Eko app. Makes carrying this thing around very easy, but the sound quality is indeed significantly better with the tube and earpieces. The screen brightness is adjustable and text is easily readable with decent resolution. EKG obviously doesn't work through clothing and requires physical contact to skin, but for simple auscultation, the Core 500 can easily pick up and amplify sound through thin clothing like a shirt of hospital gown. In terms of the 3-lead capability of the Core 500, it's best when used in conjunction with the app, as the built-in screen only shows 1 lead but it does the job if you're just looking for a quick reference of whether the PT is in sinus or not. The app has some pretty nifty functions like specific focused exams and can detect murmurs and other arrhythmia. Overall, the Core 500 is the real deal. Although the practicality of the EKG capability in the clinical setting can be questionable due to the ready availability of tele boxes and 12-lead machines, having the ability to do 3-lead at home on myself or family without having to go to a clinic or hospital is invaluable for me personally. Some areas of improvement that I could think of would be to make the tube just a tad bit thinner and less rigid to make it easier to store in a holster. Other than that, the Core 500 is in my opinion, currently the apex of high-end stethoscopes. It's expensive for sure, but I find the price quite fair considering that now I have EKG capability wherever I go with this thing. If EKG capability isn't important to you, the Core 500 may not necessarily be worth the price if all you're after is a quality auscultation device.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“The quality audio on this stethoscope is superb! I have owned othern Eko stethoscopes and this one is my absolute favorite!!!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Posted 1 year ago

“As an anesthesiologist: I use it in preop like "most" clinicians from the foot of the bed facing the patient and it is great for that. the ECG signal for many of my patients with big chests is very small and basically unreadable but the rate is usually correct!. After we induce the patient and intubate the trachea I only need it to confirm breath sounds which I have to do from the head of the patient in the OR. The mixed heart/lung setting has way too much sound, the cardiac setting muffles the lung sounds too effectively so have to make sure to be on the right setting. When set to pulmonary it is awesome post intubation. I seldom hold it on the chest long enough to get a confirmatory tracing on my iPhone but I suppose if I had an "issue" it would be a great way to prove I heard breath sounds? Or diagnosed an arrhythmia? I do wish we could flip the orientation so I can get a reliable ECG from the head of the bed versus only the front facing?”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Excellent Device”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Truly is amazing! Have had it in clinic for one day and completely in love with this stethoscope. The sound and noise cancellation are superb and connects easily to my Airpods. I had the digital CORE stethoscope before I got this one and have no regrets upgrading. However, I have to say I am disappointed in how fragile the screen is. I have only used it in clinic for one day and already sustained a scratch on the screen. If you go forward with this purchase, then I recommend buying a screen protector (similar to the ones they use for Samsung smart watches) prior to using the stethoscope in clinic.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“This stethoscope is by far one of the greatest things I've ever purchased!! Just yesterday, the stethoscope helped me confirm that the patient was in SVT before I even put them on the cardiac monitor. It's already becoming one of the greatest tools I have and the ER physician had to try it and now he wants one too!”

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Posted 1 year ago