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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J. Deslauriers, Waterbury, CT (US);
Robert T. Potash, South Windsor, CT (US);
Lewis W. Chappel, New Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Doctors Research Group, Plymouth, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 ;
Abstract
A replaceable and disposable elastomeric soft diaphragm or cover for use with a stethoscope whereby said elastomeric soft diaphragm or cover is a molded piece of elastomer being sufficiently flexible allowing for simple application and removal, whereby said diaphragm or cover, when attached, forms an airtight seal with the stethoscope, and whereby device may act as a soft diaphragm in stethoscopes with removable rigid diaphragms with said rigid diaphragm removed or as a cover where said rigid diaphragm remains attached to said stethoscope.