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A 3D-printed stethoscope is an open-source medical device meant for auscultation and manufactured via means of 3D printing. [31] The 3D stethoscope was developed by Dr. Tarek Loubani and a team of medical and technology specialists. The 3D-stethoscope was developed as part of the Glia project, and its design is open source from the outset.
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]
John Forbes, drawing by John Partridge. Sir John Forbes FRCP FRS (17 December 1787 – 13 November 1861) was a Scottish physician, famous for his translation of the classic French medical text De L'Auscultation Mediate [1] by René Laennec, the inventor of the stethoscope.
Auscultation is a skill that requires substantial clinical experience, a fine stethoscope and good listening skills. Health professionals (doctors, nurses, etc.) listen to three main organs and organ systems during auscultation: the heart , the lungs , and the gastrointestinal system.
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.
Loriaux is the inventor of the Lx Stethoscope. [10] The wooden bell is custom made and handcrafted in Oregon. He advanced the diaphragm and bell combination to achieve an unparalleled variable frequency sound transfer after many years of studying the Bowles and Cammann bell scopes from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the Rappaport & Sprague scopes from the 1940s.
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A Pinard horn is a type of stethoscope used to listen to the heart rate of a fetus during pregnancy. It is a hollow horn, often made of wood or metal, about 200 millimetres (7.9 in) long. It functions similarly to an ear trumpet by amplifying sound. The user holds the wide end of the horn against the pregnant woman's abdomen, and listens ...