Stethoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: 3D-printed/binaural
DATE: 2015
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2017.0003.001

MANUFACTURER: Glia Project for Open Medical Devices
MODEL: Home Built
LOCATION: Gaza, Palestinian Authority

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Hard synthetic headset with soft synthetic eartips and tubing.

Dimensions

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

Length: 77.0 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Height: 3.1 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 was a later version with a white ABS head from 2015 with stronger tubing. (From the Acquisitions worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: White stethoscope headset with a white "Y" connector and translucent colourless tubing. The headset has one grey eartip and one black eartip.
Decoration: N/A

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Glia Project for Open Medical Devices, Stethoscope, 2015, Artifact no. 2017.0003, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2017.0003.001/

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