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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Jennifer S. Giroux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jack E. Smith, Dayton, OH (US);
John R. Cremons, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William S. Smith, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
St. Joseph Solutions LLC, Springboro, OH (US);
Abstract
A protective-sleeve-cartridge/stethoscope assembly includes a stethoscope and a cartridge mounted to the stethoscope, with the cartridge including a sleeve. In a cartridge-and-sleeve assembly, the assembly includes a cartridge having a first elongated circumferential sidewall, with the first elongated circumferential sidewall defining an interior space. The assembly further includes a sleeve, at least a part of which is stored in the interior space. In this assembly, the cartridge and sleeve are constructed and arranged whereby the cartridge may be mounted to a stethoscope, and at least a part of the sleeve may be dispensed from the cartridge interior space and over a head of the stethoscope. A cartridge for mounting to a stethoscope includes a first elongated circumferential sidewall and a second elongated circumferential sidewall inwardly spaced from the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls define, between them, a first interior space, with the first interior space constructed and arranged to contain at least a part of a sleeve. The cartridge further includes a first end, and a selectively-moveable cover at the first end, with the cover being moveable between an open position and a closed position, whereby a user may adjust access to the first interior space.