Patent ID: 6206134
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An improved detachable cover for a stethoscope wherein the stethoscope has a head with a diaphragm therein and a rim surrounding the diaphragm, the detachable cover detachably mountable on at least the diaphragm of the stethoscope head and the cover comprising, in combination:a thin flexible membrane-like body member having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral edge, said peripheral edge having a predetermined geometrical configuration substantially matching the geometrical configuration of the stethoscope head;a peelable adhesive layer on said lower surface of said body member, and said adhesive layer is disposed on said lower surface of said body member in a predetermined pattern, said predetermined pattern providing for a plurality of of separate adhesive segments in a preselected spaced apart array for detachably adhering to at least the diaphragm of the stethoscope head for the condition of the cover installed thereon, said separate adhesive segments defining airflow channel means extending between said segments and said airflow channel means providing air flow passageways from regions inside said peripheral edge to regions external said peripheral edge for substantially preventing the formation of air pockets or air bubbles between the cover and the diaphragm of the stethoscope head.