Abstract: A stethoscope with a body and a diaphragm comprising a flexible enclosure containing an incompressible liquid suspended in the stethoscope body with a reticulated foam pressure pad located below the diaphragm and inside an inner perimeter of the body. Optionally, the diaphragm has a cap over a top end of the suspended flexible enclosure, preferably made from copper in order to provide antimicrobial properties.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 19, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 13, 2021
Assignees:
Cunningham Bounds, LLC
Inventors:
Carla W. Falkner, Deneen T. Plessala, Clifford A. Henricksen