ARTICLE SUMMARY:
Mayo’s artificial intelligence collaborations with pharma and medtech focus on test that use tools already widely available as part of medical practice.
Digitize a stethoscope to amplify vital signs sounds and allow them to be processed. Add to that warehoused data from electrocardiograms and echocardiograms and use machine learning to create an intelligent device to detect silent heart disease. That’s the essence of a partnership between the Mayo Clinic and Eko Devices Inc. announced in October. It typifies Mayo’s approach to device innovation using artificial intelligence: at this stage in the use of AI in healthcare, the principal goal is to assist physicians in their current practice patterns.
