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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
Applicants:
Frankie Wendell Erdman, Jr., Fairhope, AL (US);
Cunningham Bounds, Llc, Mobile, AL (US);
Inventors:
Carla W. Falkner, Mobile, AL (US);
Deneen T. Plessala, Mobile, AL (US);
Clifford A. Henricksen, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignees:
Other;
Cunningham Bounds, LLC, Mobile, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/46 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 7/003 (2013.01); H04R 1/46 (2013.01);
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.