New improvements for doctor's stethoscope

The founders said the device's software also meets federal security and privacy standards.

Eko Core equipment - Innovative improvement of doctors' stethoscope

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the launch of Eko Core devices, which are being considered as one of the most expensive, for start-up companies Eko Devices of the University of California at Berkeley. The most innovative new advancement about doctor's stethoscope.

Three young founders of Eko Devices - (Photo: Eko Devices).

The New York Times reported that Eko Core is a digital device that attaches to the stethoscope and allows recording, amplifying and wirelessly sending sound and video images to an iPhone application.

The founders said the device's software also meets federal security and privacy standards. The software can also be used to transmit heart rate and electrocardiograms into electronic medical records used in clinics and hospitals. The company plans to launch a similar application that can be used on Android operating systems in early 2016.

1. The doctor's headphones are about to be in the past

French doctor René Laennec invented a stethoscope in 1816 because he felt uncomfortable having to put his hand on a woman's chest to hear their heartbeat. The first stethoscope is made of wood.