Lung Health

The Audio-Pulmonary-Gram: Acoustic Sensors for 12-Lead Pulmonograms

LEAD: Ankit Bharat, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Harold L. and Margaret N. Method Professor of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine

First-of-their-kind wearables capture body sounds to continuously monitor health.

Base technology: Sensors of body acoustics, published 2023

Technology status: Working prototypes

Clinical status: Small pilot study

Clinical interface: Pulmonology

Possible commercial path: Newco

Clinical Participants: Ankit Bharat, MD

Engineering Participants: QSIB and QSI-TEAMS

Clinical Goal: Enroll ~200 study subjects with lung disorders

Engineering Goals: (1) Validate technology, (2) Optimize usability, (3) Develop ML algorithm

Collaborative Goals: (1) Improve clinical work flow, (2) Establish clinical utility

Outcome: Publication in a top clinical journal; IP protection