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A Littmann stethoscope. David Littmann (July 28, 1906 – January 1, 1981) was an American cardiologist and Harvard Medical School professor and researcher. [1] The name Littmann is well known in the medical field for the patented Littmann Stethoscope reputed for its acoustic performances for auscultation.
The stethoscope is a medical device for auscultation, or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human body.It typically has a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the skin, with either one or two tubes connected to two earpieces.
The company soon invented heat-shrinkable tubing also targeted at electronic applications. [3] By 1980 the company had expanded to over 30 countries, including a major branch in Swindon, UK and made the Fortune 500 list. [4] It was recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States at the time.
The owner of BEA, Bo Andrén, encouraged Racing Plast Burträsk (RPB) to develop a locally-made alternative to the Fiberfab products. RPB was a company that had started out building Formula Vee cars under license and then developed their own designs.
A sphygmomanometer (/ ˌ s f ɪ ɡ m oʊ m ə ˈ n ɒ m ɪ t ə r / SFIG-moh-mə-NO-mi-tər), also known as a blood pressure monitor, or blood pressure gauge, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, [1] and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure.
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec [a] (French:; 17 February 1781 – 13 August 1826) was a French physician and musician.His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker. [1]