Cardiovascular · 510(k) · 2016
Tyto Stethoscope
Tyto Care Ltd.. Cleared by FDA on 19 October 2016 under submission K160401, product code DQD (stethoscope, electronic). What FDA's record says, in FDA's words.
Device record · K160401
- Device. Tyto StethoscopeDEVICE
- Company. Tyto Care Ltd. (IL)COMPANY
- Decision. 19 October 2016, 510(k), substantially equivalent (traditional review); received 12 February 2016DECISION
- Panel. CardiovascularPANEL
- Product code. DQD, Stethoscope, ElectronicCODE
- Regulation. 21 CFR 870.1875, Class IIREG
- Source. FDA database entry · decision document (6 pages)SOURCE
Retrieved · the fields above are FDA's; the statement below was copied from the decision document on that day.
What FDA cleared it for
The Indications for Use statement, verbatim, from the decision document.
The Tyto Stethoscope is an electronic stethoscope that enables transmission of auscultation sound data, whereby a clinician at one location on an IP network can listen to the auscultation sounds of a patient on site or at a different location on the IP network with the signal carried on an IP connection between the two locations. The Tyto stethoscope is intended for use by professional users in a
What the statement says
Pattern matches on the Indications for Use text. Each line is a fact that the text contains the words, not a finding about the device.
- Mentionsnone of the tracked terms matched
Adverse-event reports in MAUDE, by product code
As of , MAUDE held 7 reports filed against devices carrying product code DQD. That code is shared by every device of this type, not this device alone, and MAUDE reports are submitted by manufacturers, facilities and the public without FDA verification. The latest reports, in the reporter’s words:
31 August 2026 · Malfunction · CORE 500 Digital Stethoscope · Eko Health, Inc. · report 3011651230-2026-00002
31 August 2026 · Malfunction · CORE 500 Digital Stethoscope · Eko Health, Inc. · report 3011651230-2026-00003
8 May 2026 · Malfunction · EKO ELECTRONIC STETHOSCIPE SYSTEM · EKO HEALTH, INC. · report 3011651230-2026-00001
CUSTOMER REPORTED WHILE CHARGING THEIR DEVICE THE DEVICE BECAME VERY HOT. THE DEVICE BECAME HOT TO THE POINT THE USER COULD NOT TOUCH THE DEVICE. FOLLOWING THE EVENT THE DEVICE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO POWER ON. NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED.
12 November 2024 · Malfunction · CORE 500 DIGITAL STETHOSCOPE · EKO HEALTH, INC. · report 3011651230-2024-00001
CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE REFERENCED DEVICE OVERHEATED AND THE USB-C CHARGING CABLE MELTED DURING CHARGING. NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED.
12 November 2013 · Other · 3M LITTMANN ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPE · 3M HEALTH CARE · report 2110898-2013-00071
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FEMALE RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, WITH A SEVERE LATEX ALLERGY, REPORTED SHE USED A SOFT BLACK EAR TIP THAT SHE BORROWED FROM HER BOSS AFTER HER SOFT GREY EAR TIP SPLIT. REPORTEDLY, SHE CLEANED IT WITH ALCOHOL BEFORE USING IT ON HER SCOPE. THE USER USED IT IN A PATIENT'S ROOM AND HER EAR BECAME BEET RED, SWOLLEN, STARTED ITCHING AND THE REACTION SPREAD TO HER HEAD, FACE, AND ARM. REPORTEDLY WENT TO THE ER AND WAS TREATED WITH BENADRYL AND DECADRON (IM INJECTION) AND A […]
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