Stethoscope head and stethoscope comprising same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHae-In Chung, Young-hwan Kim
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Abstract
A stethoscope head, according to an embodiment of the present invention, may include: an auscultatory sound receiver; a support member configured to support the auscultatory sound receiver; and a moving member comprising a light source configured to emit ultraviolet rays for sterilization to the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof with respect to the auscultatory sound receiver and the support member in a first direction orienting to an object and a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Claims19
A stethoscope head comprising:
- an auscultatory sound receiver configured to receive an auscultatory sound from an object;
- a support member configured to support at least a part of the auscultatory sound receiver;
- and
- a moving member comprising a light source configured to emit ultraviolet rays for sterilization to the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof in a first direction orienting to the object and a second direction opposite to the first direction,
- wherein the moving member comprises a protruding region which protrudes outside of the auscultatory sound receiver in the first direction when the auscultatory sound receiver does not contact the object.
A stethoscope head of comprising:
- an auscultatory sound receiver configured to receive an auscultatory sound from an object;
- a support member configured to support at least a part of the auscultatory sound receiver;
- a moving member comprising a light source configured to emit ultraviolet rays for sterilization to the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof in a first direction orienting to the object and a second direction opposite to the first direction;
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- a proximity sensor configured to detect an approach of an external object to the light source.
A stethoscope head comprising:
- an auscultatory sound receiver configured to receive an auscultatory sound from an object;
- a support member configured to support at least a part of the auscultatory sound receiver;
- and
- a moving member comprising a heating source configured to heat the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof in a first direction orienting to the object and a second direction opposite to the first direction,
- wherein the moving member comprises a protruding region which protrudes outside of the auscultatory sound receiver in the first direction when the auscultatory sound receiver does not contact the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.