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Background and Identification

Perhaps one of the most iconic of medical devices, the stethoscope is a diagnostic tool used to listen to sounds inside the human body.

A modern stethoscope usually consists of flexible tubing connecting eartips (which are inserted into the practitioner’s ears) to a chest piece or “head” that is placed against the patient’s body. The head of a stethoscope can take numerous forms, but it commonly contains a flat, circular diaphragm that helps amplify sound. Dual-head stethoscopes have a larger enclosed drum-like diaphragm on one side and a smaller hollow cup-like bell on the other. The diaphragm is optimized for listening to higher-frequency sounds, while the bell is optimized for listening to lower-frequency sounds.

There are numerous types of stethoscopes, including:

  • Acoustic stethoscopes: These operate by conducting sound waves directly from the head to the eartips through air-filled tubes. Sound volume is generally quite low.
  • Electronic stethoscopes: These operate by converting acoustic sound waves to electrical signals, which can then be electronically processed, amplified, digitized, and recorded. The chest piece often contains a microphone or piezoelectric crystal and earpieces may be wireless.

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