The CORE 500 Digital Stethoscope is intended to be used by clinicians or lay users to electronically amplify, filter, and transfer body sounds and three lead electrocardiogram (ECG) waveforms. The CORE 500 Digital Stethoscope also displays ECG waveforms and heart rate on the display and accompanying mobile application (when prescribed or used under the care of a clinician or by lay users).A lay user is not intended to interpret or take clinical action based on the device output without consulting with a qualified healthcare professional.
An external, hand-held, electronic listening device designed to be used by a healthcare professional for real-time detection and amplification of body sounds (e.g., heart, blood vessels, lungs) that may be difficult to perceive when using a mechanical stethoscope; it is not designed for electrocardiography (ECG). It is typically designed to be connected to a computing device, which may operate interpretive software sometimes provided with the stethoscope, for recording and/or displaying the results in the form of a graph [phonocardiogram (PCG)].