US 12,245,884 B2
Stethoscope digital adapter configured to enhance usability of an acoustic stethoscope
Gregg Soifer, Dothan, AL (US); and Adam Wasti, Johns Creek, GA (US)
Filed by Gregg Soifer, Dothan, AL (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/012,991.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071587 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 7/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 7/04 (2013.01) [A61B 5/6848 (2013.01); A61B 5/6884 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); H04R 1/46 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stethoscope digital adapter configured to enhance usability of an acoustic stethoscope, the stethoscope digital adapter comprising:
a body comprising:
an exterior shell configured to form an interior space;
a microphone disposed in the interior space, wherein the microphone is configured to convert an acoustic wave into an electrical sound signal;
an electrical interconnect electrically coupled to the microphone, wherein the electrical interconnect is configured to be electrically coupled with an external electronic device configured to process the electrical sound signal, wherein a part of the electrical interconnect is disposed on the exterior shell;
a conduit attached to the exterior shell, wherein the conduit comprises a first conduit opening and a second conduit opening and a conduit channel fluidly connecting the first conduit opening to the second conduit opening, wherein the first conduit opening is acoustically coupled to the microphone, wherein the second conduit opening is configured to be acoustically coupled to a tube of the acoustic stethoscope; and
a fastener attached to the body, wherein the fastener is configured to removably fasten the body to the tube of the acoustic stethoscope.