Stethiclean

• US 20070256753A1
• Filed: 05/05/2006
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Madeline Riley
• Original Assignee: Madeline Riley
• Inventors: Riley, Madeline
• Application Number:
  US11/418,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20070256753A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 141/69
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/02 Stethoscopes acoustic details thereof G10K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/70 Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments

Abstract

Stethiclean is an apparatus for cleansing the stethoscope head on the stethoscope. The stethoscope is the most widely used piece of medical equipment in patient care settings and performs a variety of functions necessary to caring for patients. The cleansing apparatus of the present invention includes a housing unit, bactericidal fluid chamber that communicates with a cleansing surface pad. The cleansing pad allows health care providers to disinfect the stethoscope head of microbes with one downward sliding movement.

Claims

1. A stethoscope cleansing apparatus comprising a wall mount housing unit, bactericidal fluid chamber, pump mechanism, with communication between fluid chamber, and surface cleansing pad.

2. An alternative stethoscope cleansing apparatus comprising a housing unit for pre-packaged cleansing pads, to be mounted on wall.

3. An alternative stethoscope cleansing apparatus comprising a portable cylindrical unit, tow piece units-pump mechanism, bactericidal fluid chamber, surface cleansing pores, communication between tow piece unit fluid chamber and surface pores, sliding cover lid, non-slip pads on base of bottom unit for stability.