Patent ID: 6202784
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A stethoscope having a light source, comprising:(a) a stethoscope head having a cover and a membrane mounted within a perimeter of the cover extending across an opening in the cover, said membrane and opening on the stethoscope used for detection of sounds from voluntary or involuntary body functions;(b) a light source operably mounted on the stethoscope head within a casing affixed to said cover of said stethoscope head, said casing proximate to an exterior surface of said cover and having an aperture in a first end, said first end and aperture disposed along a periphery of the stethoscope cover through which light is emitted when said light source is activated for examination of a patient; and,(c) means, operably connected to the light source, for activating and deactivating said light source.