Patent ID: 8387745
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A61B,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A disposable stethoscope cover, comprising: a flexible base material having a first surface and a second surface; an adhesive layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the adhesive layer disposed on the second surface of the base material to attach the base material to a diaphragm of a stethoscope; an image display layer disposed on the first surface of the base material, the image display layer comprising image forming material; an antimicrobial layer comprising an antimicrobial substance that can neutralize or destroy microbes disposed on the image display layer, wherein the image display layer is between the first surface of the base material and the antimicrobial substance, and wherein one side of the antimicrobial layer contacts the image display layer and the opposite side of the antimicrobial layer is exposed such that it contacts a patient during operable use of the stethoscope cover; and a bottom barrier layer removably disposed on the second surface of the adhesive layer, the bottom barrier layer configured to be removed from the stethoscope cover prior to attaching the base material to the stethoscope diaphragm.