Onkyo Corporation secures three medical and healthcare patents

Onkyo Corporation has been granted three new patents aimed at accelerating its expansion into the medical and healthcare sectors. The company is leveraging its long-standing expertise in acoustic and vibration technology, originally developed for home audio products, to create specialized healthcare solutions.

The three patented technologies include:

1. A digital stethoscope designed to visualize auscultation sounds, allowing clinicians to perceive data both audibly and visually for more objective diagnostics.

2. An AI-driven system and method for detecting abnormal heart sounds by comparing patient data against an AI model trained exclusively on normal heart sound data.

3. A simulated organ model that uses actual organ vibration data to drive a flexible model, mimicking real-world movement for use in medical education and equipment evaluation.