Stethoscope cover and dispenser therefor

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A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 7/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2745714

A protective cover for a stethoscope head and an apparatus for quickly and easily interconnecting the protective cover with the stethoscope head. The apparatus includes a cover-positioning device that positions the protective cover so that it can be quickly and easily interconnected with the stethoscope head. The cover positioning device includes a base having a planar portion and an upstanding rim connected to the planar portion, the upstanding rim defining an opening for receiving the stethoscope head therethrough. Following examination of the patient using the stethoscope with the protective head covering, the protective covering can be quickly and easily removed from the stethoscope head and suitably disposed of so as to prevent skin bacteria and like contaminants that may have contaminated the protective cover during patient examination from undesirably being transmitted to the next patient.

La présente invention concerne une housse de protection pour tête de stéthoscope et un appareil permettant de raccorder rapidement et facilement la housse de protection à la tête de stéthoscope. Ledit appareil inclut un dispositif de positionnement de housse qui positionne la housse de protection de manière à ce qu'elle puisse rapidement et facilement être raccordée à la tête de stéthoscope. Le dispositif de positionnement de housse inclut une base présentant une portion planaire et un bord droit raccordé à la portion planaire, ledit bord droit définissant une ouverture destinée à accueillir la tête de stéthoscope. Après l'examen du patient au moyen du stéthoscope avec la housse de protection pour la tête, on peut rapidement et facilement retirer la house de protection de la tête du stéthoscope et la jeter comme il se doit. Ceci évite de transmettre de manière non souhaitée au patient suivant des bactéries cutanées et des contaminants analogues qui pourraient avoir contaminé la housse de protection durant l'examen du patient.

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