Stethoscope
notes: label: Description
content: Francis Milton Andries (1929-2014) studied electrical engineering, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, and then worked as an electrician. Joining Texas Instruments in 1959, he developed an electronic stethoscope that allowed physicians to amplify and record heart and bowel sounds. He then established and led a new firm, Andries Tek, to manufacture and market the Stethonus. An inscription on this example reads: "Tavel-Andries Stethosonus" at the junction of the latex and metal tubing.
label: Description
content: Ref: Francis M. Andries, John L. Center, and Gordon J. Rabalais, “Electronic Stethoscope,” U.S. Patent 3,160,708 (Dec. 8, 1964), assigned to Texas Instruments, Inc.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Computer Medical Sciences Corp.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.322621.04
label: catalog number
content: 322621.04
label: accession number
content: 322621
objectType: label: Object Name
content: stethoscope
label: Other Terms
content: Diagnostic Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 5/8 in x 3 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 67.6275 cm x 8.5725 cm x 2.8575 cm