Patent ID: 7823690

Claim:
A disposable stethoscope cover that covers at least the surface of a diaphragm of a stethoscope chest piece that contacts a patient during use, said cover comprising two or more flexible sheets with each having a top and a bottom surface, wherein said bottom surface of each sheet of said two or more sheets is releasably attached to said top surface of an adjacent sheet except said bottom surface of an innermost sheet of said two or more sheets, said bottom surface of said innermost sheet contacting at least a portion of said stethoscope chest piece, said two or more sheets further comprising a head portion, a body portion, and at least first and second wings laterally extending from said body portion, at least one of said first and second wings having an adhesive on at least one surface thereof for securing said first wing to said second wing when said wings are folded around at least a portion of a tube of said stethoscope.