Electronic Stethoscope with Highly Amplified Sound

A new electronic stethoscope has the ability to amplify sound 14 times greater than a traditional acoustic scope, allowing doctors to customize their use to suit the clinical setting and the patient's size and condition.

The stethoscope features enhanced filtering circuitry that reduces ambient noise pick-up and results in exceptional sound quality, allowing a doctor to clarify and differentiate heart and other biologic sounds, according to the developer, Philips Medical Systems (Best, The Netherlands). More...