The dual-use stethoscope

Emergency care doctors can now use just one stethoscope to tend either paediatric or adult patients.

The manufacturer of the ER Premier reports that both adult and paediatric sides of the equipment have an ultra-sensitive diaphragm, sealed by a diaphragm retaining ring to optimise amplification and high frequency transmission of heart/lung sounds at 100-1,000 Hz. Combined dual acoustic PVC tubes have an enlarged internal acoustic pathway in the Y configuration to sustain acoustic transmission quality and eliminate internal acoustic leakage and external interference.
The stethoscope, which comes with an ErgonoMax Headset, also has a stainless steel, cardiology-type dual head/chest piece and full-rotational acoustic valve stem.

Additional ComfortSeal Eartips, ultra-sensitive diaphragms, a Cardiology Bell Conversion and an ID tag.Bell Conversion to transform the stethoscope into a Classic Cardiology Stethoscope, are included.

17.11.2006

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