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Posted by 0x54MUR41 14 hours ago

An open-source stethoscope that costs between $2.5 and $5 to produce(github.com)
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jader201 12 hours ago|
Instructional video: https://youtu.be/u-KNTc0POLA
sandworm101 9 hours ago||
I seem to remember a major issue re 3d-printing medical things. Early in the pandemic LTT organied an effort to print some PPE face shields for hospitals. It was all rejected. The microscopic holes left in the print material meant it could not be properly sanitized.

A stethoscope touches both patients and providers. This may be a place where smooth non-printed material may be the only sanitary choice.

brcmthrowaway 13 hours ago||
Are sthethoscopes passive or active devices?
matheusmoreira 11 hours ago||
It's basically a tube that transmits sound waves from a diaphragm to your ears. Pretty much an extension of your own ears.

Nowadays they do make electronic models. Active enough, I suppose. Can even record sounds.

kfarr 12 hours ago||
passive
onetokeoverthe 11 hours ago|
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