Multimedia adapter to an acoustic stethoscope
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1. A multimedia adapter to an acoustic stethoscope comprised of:
- (a) a microphone mounted in the chest piece or tubing for conversion of sounds heard by an operator into an electrical signal and transmission of said electrical signal to a recording device, (b) a speaker mounted in the chest piece or tubing for playback of sounds from the recording device, (c) a wired or wireless connector from said microphone and said speaker to the recording device, and (d) means to hold said microphone, said speaker, and said connector within said acoustic stethoscope, whereby said multimedia adapter will enable said acoustic stethoscope to be used for sound recording and playback.
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Abstract
The invention herein discloses a multimedia acoustic stethoscope that has look and feel of a conventional acoustic stethoscope but allows a medical practitioner to transmit sounds from stethoscope to a recording device, and to transmit recorded sound back to the stethoscope for playback. The recording device could be a tape recorder, a digital recorder, a personal computer, a pocket PC, a handheld PC, a tablet PC, or a PDA. The data can be transmitted via a wire or wirelessly, for example using Bluetooth wireless technology.
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1. A multimedia adapter to an acoustic stethoscope comprised of:
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(a) a microphone mounted in the chest piece or tubing for conversion of sounds heard by an operator into an electrical signal and transmission of said electrical signal to a recording device, (b) a speaker mounted in the chest piece or tubing for playback of sounds from the recording device, (c) a wired or wireless connector from said microphone and said speaker to the recording device, and (d) means to hold said microphone, said speaker, and said connector within said acoustic stethoscope, whereby said multimedia adapter will enable said acoustic stethoscope to be used for sound recording and playback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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