Ai Health Highway develops AiSteth, a smart stethoscope that utilizes AI and machine learning to visualize and analyze heart and lung sounds, enabling accurate detection of anomalies. The technology aims to enhance chronic disease screening in primary care clinics, addressing the high mortality rates associated with noncommunicable diseases through early detection and intervention.
Funding
$1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Traditional stethoscopes have limitations in detecting subtle heart and lung anomalies, requiring extensive training and experience for accurate interpretation, and often lack the ability to record or share sounds for remote consultations. This can lead to missed or delayed diagnoses, particularly in areas with limited access to specialists.
Solution
Ai Health Highway offers AiSteth, a smart stethoscope that uses advanced signal processing and machine learning to visualize and analyze heart and lung sounds, enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of auscultation. The device connects to a smartphone app via Bluetooth, displaying sounds as both spectrogram and waveform visualizations. This enables healthcare professionals to record, store, and share audio-visual data for second opinions and remote diagnosis. The integrated AI/ML algorithms assist in detecting and identifying anomalies, shortening the learning curve for new practitioners and improving diagnostic accuracy in primary care settings.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes primary care physicians, nurses, and community health workers in both urban and rural settings, as well as medical students and specialists seeking to improve diagnostic accuracy and enable remote consultations.
Features
- Real-time visualization of heart and lung sounds as spectrograms and waveforms on a smartphone
- Digital recording, storage, and sharing of auscultation data for telemedicine and specialist consultations
- AI/ML-powered detection of heart and lung sound anomalies
- Dual-mode functionality: can be used as a traditional or digital stethoscope
- Secure cloud storage of patient and clinic data
- Seamless Bluetooth connectivity to smartphones
- Quick auscultation feature for rapid results
- Integration with patient and clinic data through APIs