IIT Bombay start-up Ayu Devices supplies smart stethoscopes amid COVID-19 pandemic

The device allows storing auscultated sound as part of health record of patient and sharing with other doctors for confirmatory opinion. Many patients diagnosed with Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) experience shortness of breath, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Doctors use stethoscope to listen to chest sounds such as wheezing and crackles that appear with the progress of the disease.