Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical Consultations
This article presents the authors’ design of an electronic stethoscope intended for use during online medical consultations for patient auscultation. The goal of the project was to design an instrument that is durable, user-friendly, and affordable. Existing electronic components were used to create...
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2025-01-01
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| author | Iwona Chuchnowska Katarzyna Białas |
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| description | This article presents the authors’ design of an electronic stethoscope intended for use during online medical consultations for patient auscultation. The goal of the project was to design an instrument that is durable, user-friendly, and affordable. Existing electronic components were used to create the device and a traditional single-sided chest piece. Three-dimensional printing technology was employed to manufacture the prototype. Following the selection of the material, a static tensile strength test was conducted on the printed samples as part of the pre-implementation investigations. Results: Tests on samples made of PLA with a 50% hexagonal infill demonstrated a tensile strength of 36 MPa and an elongation of 4–5%, which was deemed satisfactory for the intended application in the stethoscope’s manufacture. The designed and manufactured electronic stethoscope presented in the article can be connected to headphones or speakers, enabling remote medical consultation. According to the opinion of doctors who tested it, it provides the appropriate sound quality for auscultation. This stethoscope facilitates the rapid detection and recognition of cardiac and respiratory activity in humans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38b1acd953594283a88e55f7ebb33fdd2025-01-10T13:21:17ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-01-0125122610.3390/s25010226Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical ConsultationsIwona Chuchnowska0Katarzyna Białas1Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, PolandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandThis article presents the authors’ design of an electronic stethoscope intended for use during online medical consultations for patient auscultation. The goal of the project was to design an instrument that is durable, user-friendly, and affordable. Existing electronic components were used to create the device and a traditional single-sided chest piece. Three-dimensional printing technology was employed to manufacture the prototype. Following the selection of the material, a static tensile strength test was conducted on the printed samples as part of the pre-implementation investigations. Results: Tests on samples made of PLA with a 50% hexagonal infill demonstrated a tensile strength of 36 MPa and an elongation of 4–5%, which was deemed satisfactory for the intended application in the stethoscope’s manufacture. The designed and manufactured electronic stethoscope presented in the article can be connected to headphones or speakers, enabling remote medical consultation. According to the opinion of doctors who tested it, it provides the appropriate sound quality for auscultation. This stethoscope facilitates the rapid detection and recognition of cardiac and respiratory activity in humans.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/1/226electronic stethoscope3D printingrecognitiondetection |
| spellingShingle | Iwona Chuchnowska Katarzyna Białas Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical Consultations Sensors electronic stethoscope 3D printing recognition detection |
| title | Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical Consultations |
| title_full | Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical Consultations |
| title_fullStr | Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical Consultations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical Consultations |
| title_short | Prototype of Self-Service Electronic Stethoscope to Be Used by Patients During Online Medical Consultations |
| title_sort | prototype of self service electronic stethoscope to be used by patients during online medical consultations |
| topic | electronic stethoscope 3D printing recognition detection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/1/226 |
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