Patent ID: 7533758

Claim:
An apparatus for auscultation and percussion of a body comprising: a stethoscope having a head, said head having a diaphragm on one side thereof, said stethoscope having a tube extending to said head; and a percussing means positioned in said head, said percussing means for selectively producing a percussion against the body such that a sound from the percussion is passed through said tube from said head, said percussing means for producing an impact against a surface, said percussing means comprising: a cylinder positioned within said head and extending to a point slightly above said diaphragm; a piston slidably positioned within said cylinder; and an activating means connected to said piston, said activating means for moving said piston between a first position adjacent an impact element and a second position away from said impact element, said diaphragm having a surface formed thereon suitable for being placed against the body, said activating means comprising: a lever rotatably mounted in said head; a flexible member affixed to said lever at one end and affixed to said piston at an opposite end; and a spring extending in said cylinder and connected to said piston so as to urge said piston toward said first position.