Diagnostic hearing aids attached smartphone

Scientists from Australia have created a medical stethoscope fitted with a smartphone, which allows the user to self-examine. Smartphone StethoCloud, a medical team from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Scientists from Australia have created a medical stethoscope fitted with a smartphone, which allows the user to self-examine.

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Smartphones can be attached to a hearing aid.

Smartphone StethoCloud , a medical team from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

StethoCloud helps the user hear the patient's breathing. It's easy to remove it when it's not needed.

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The stethoscope can easily be removed.

When the stethoscope is placed on the patient's body, the handset will filter the surrounding noise, and the system analyzes the data and sends the results from the stethoscope to the phone. The results of the examination will be displayed on the phone screen.

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Heart rate parameters will be displayed on the phone screen.

This headset is appreciated as the Imagine Cup 2012 technology takes place in Australia. Its price is about 20 USD.

The team is testing smartphones at the National Hospital of Paediatrics.

Update 11 December 2018
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