3D-printed stethoscope
A 3D-printed stethoscope is an open-souce medical device meant for auscultation and manufactured via means of 3D printing. The 3D stethoscope was developed by Dr. Tarek Loubani and a team of medical and technology specialists. The stethoscope gained widespread mindshare in Summer 2015.[1]
The need for a 3D-stethoscope was borne out of a lack of stethoscopes and other vital medical equipment because of the blockade of the Gaza Strip, where Loubani, a Palestinian-Canadian, worked as an emergency physician during the the 2012 conflict in Gaza.[1]
The 1960's-era Littmann Cardiology 3 stethoscope, which is out of patent, then became the basis for the 3D-printed stethoscope developed by Loubani.[1]
While the 3D-stethoscope's $0.30 price is nearly an order of magnitude less than the $200 price of a best-of-market equivalent, its performance is equal to, or better than the reference design.
The 3D-stethoscope was developed as part of the Glia project, and its design is open source from the outset.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pauli, Darren (2015-08-14). "Gazan medico team 3D-prints world-leading stethoscope for 30c". United Kingdom: The Register. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
External links[edit]
- Official project site at GitHub
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