Patent ID: 7360625

Claim:
A sanitizing device that is adapted for attachment to a stethoscope, wherein the device covers a head of the stethoscope when the stethoscope is not being used and the device can be slid up a tube of the stethoscope when the stethoscope is being used, the sanitizing device comprising: a back panel, the back panel having a narrow top, a wide bottom, a left side, a right side and an interior surface, wherein a layer of absorbent material that is adapted for holding a sanitizing agent is attached to the interior surface; a front panel, the front panel also having a narrow top, a wide bottom, a left side, and a right side, wherein the right side of the front panel is connected to the left side of the back panel; and, an attachment mechanism, wherein the attachment mechanism is able to temporarily attach the left side of the front panel to the right side of the back panel when the front panel is folded over onto the back panel so that the sanitizing device takes on a cone-like shape and an interior of the device is created that is large enough to accomodate the head of the stethoscope and, when the device is slid down over the diaphragm, the layer of absorbent material comes into contact with a diaphragm of the head of the stethoscope.