Medical Devices & Assistive Technology
Stethoscope
A stethoscope carries sounds from the body to the listener's ears through a solid or hollow acoustic path. Laennec's early instrument developed into flexible-tube forms associated with clinical examination.
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A stethoscope carries sounds from the body to the listener's ears through a solid or hollow acoustic path. Laennec's early instrument developed into flexible-tube forms associated with clinical examination.
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Documented physical example or historical image. See the original image record for its subject, date and any reconstruction details.
Image: Laennecs stethoscope, c 1820. (9660576833).jpg
Creator: Science Museum London / Science and Society Picture Library
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
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