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Clinically-Validated 3D Printed Stethoscope costs $3 to produce

1,894 views · Published 15 March 2018 · 1:21 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Rajamanickam Antonimuthu · 2018 · Science & Technology

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A team of researchers have developed an open-source, clinically validated template for a 3D printed stethoscope for use in areas of the world with limited access to medical supplies – places where a stethoscope could mean the difference between life and death.

The idea to 3D print a stethoscope was born while playing with a toy stethoscope and noticing it performed its function quite well. That led research team to design an open-access template for a 3D printed stethoscope that could be created using recycled plastic. Now, the team’s stethoscope has been clinically validated

The stethoscope, called the Glia model, was made using free open source software to keep costs low and allow others to easily access the code. With the Glia template, the stethoscope can be made in less than three hours and costs less than $3 to produce. Anyone with a 3D printer and access to ABS – a plastic used to make garden chairs and Lego – can create the device. The results of the study show it has the same acoustic quality as the best stethoscopes on the market.

Video Source: Western University

News Source: http://mediarelations.uwo.ca/2018/03/14/research-team-develops-clinically-validated-3d-printed-stethoscope/  

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