Wooden Stethoscope
A Project with Wood Craftsman
"We experimented with this idea of bringing the warmth of wooden stethoscopes back to modern use." |
The French physician René Laennec (1781-1826) invented the first stethoscope in 1816. To hear the sounds made by the patient's heart or lungs, one end of the wooden tube was held to the patient's chest and the other to the physician's ear. The Traube stethoscope is the original version of the stethoscope invented by Laenac, which Ludwig Traube modified into an easy-to-use and portable stethoscope made from wood.
Modern-day stethoscopes are made from steel for durability. However, it is cold to touch. For this reasons, wooden Traube-style stethoscopes are still in use hear fetal heart sounds and movements in pregnant women. We experimented with this idea of bringing the warmth of wooden stethoscopes back to modern use.
Modern-day stethoscopes are made from steel for durability. However, it is cold to touch. For this reasons, wooden Traube-style stethoscopes are still in use hear fetal heart sounds and movements in pregnant women. We experimented with this idea of bringing the warmth of wooden stethoscopes back to modern use.