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