Stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE
3D-printed/binaural
DATE
2015
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2017.0002.001
MANUFACTURER
Glia Project for Open Medical Devices
MODEL
Home Built
LOCATION
Gaza, Palestinian Authority

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Synthetic tubing, headset, and eartips with a metal spring

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
77.4 cm
Width
7.1 cm
Height
2.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Instruments
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Glia
Country
Palestinian Authority
State/Province
Unknown
City
Gaza

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
2015
Canada
As part of the Glia project for Open Medical Devices, Canadian Physician Tarek Loubani and his colleagues developed this 3D printed stethoscope that was cheap and easy to produce, while having exceptional sound quality. They first made and used this stethoscope in Gaza, Palestinian Authority due to shortages of medical instruments. (From the Acquisitions worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Function
Allows user to hear sounds from within the body. Especially used to listen to heart, pulse & lungs. (From the Acquisitions worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Technical
This original, complete version was printed in Gaza in August 2015. This model is "red" (green Y-piece because the original broke quickly). This is the first complete stethoscope used in practice. (From the Acquisitions worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None apparent
Missing
Appears complete
Finish
The stethoscope has translucent, colourless tubing, bright red synthetic headset eartubes with black synthetic eartips. The "Y" connector that leads to the headset is a bright green synthetic and the headset spring is silver-coloured metal.
Decoration
N/A

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