Patent ID: 6186957
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A protective cover for a stethoscope having a head, first and second ear tubes, each of the tubes having a distal end and a proximal end terminating in an ear piece insertable in an ear, and a connector section connecting the distal ends of the first and second ear tubes to the head, the cover comprising:a body having a front panel and a back panel, the front and back panels joined to form a pouch with a closed distal end and an open proximal end, the pouch configured and dimensioned to receive the head and the connector portion of the stethoscope;a first flap connected to a first side of the proximal end of the pouch and configured and dimensioned to cover at least the distal end of the first ear tube; anda second flap connected to a second side of the proximal end of the pouch and configured and dimensioned to cover at least the distal end of the second ear tube,wherein the cover is made of an acoustically transmitting and viral, bacterial, and fluid impermeable material.