Compressive Stethoscope Holder

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains to the medical field. It was created to hold the stethoscope in a unique way for simple use of access from the user. Overall, it can improve the ease of use of a stethoscope by making adherence of the stethoscope to one's person and removal for use an easy transition. The medical field has many stethoscope holders, but not in this particular manner. This stethoscope compressive holder is different to most other holders because it primarily uses two separate compressive forces to secure the stethoscope tubing into place. The compression of the tubing with the stethoscope holder's extensions is strong enough to secure it into place on one's person but not too strong as to make removing the stethoscope from the holder a challenging process. With a single hand the user can remove and secure the stethoscope to this clip for a quick and effortless attachment. There are other stethoscope holders out there, some that even use mild compression force, but they are more complicated. They use different methods of design and compression and as a result they are not as easy to use and adhering/removing the stethoscope from them is a more complicated process.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The stethoscope compressive holder is a configuration of material designed to hold the tubing portion of the stethoscope in place by compression with the portion of the tubing that is attached laying in a horizontal direction, perpendicular to the user. As visible in the drawings portion, it has a clip portion, which the user can attach to their clothing or other materials, and two openings for the insertion of the stethoscope tubing. The stethoscope is generally folded for use and the tubing portions near the diaphragm of the stethoscope and the tubing portion near the bifurcation to the ear tubes on the stethoscope are generally the locations on the stethoscope that the holder compresses to secure. It is made to be a simple and efficient way to easily hold a stethoscope to one's person for easy attachment and detachment. The stethoscope holder can be constructed with a multitude of materials such as plastic, wood, or metal, among others.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

At figures of the drawings are briefly described as follows:

FIG. 1. This is a front facing perspective showing the holder upright.

FIG. 2. This is a diagonal-posterior perspective view showing the holder upright. It focuses on the back part of the holder.

FIG. 3. This is showing a diagonal perspective of the holder showing it laying on its left side with a front facing view.

FIG. 4. This is a right sided perspective with the holder laying on its back/posterior border.

FIG. 5. This is a left sided perspective with the holder laying on its back/posterior border.

FIG. 6. This shows a superior view looking downward on the holder from above.

FIG. 7. This shows an inferior view looking upward on the holder from below.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

• • 100. This is the opening to the body clip space for the stethoscope holder to fasten to the person. Whether a waist band, belt, pocket, or other article on the person. The article is inserted where the line indicates and slides along the open body clip space to the top of the main body 110 of the stethoscope holder.
  • 101. This is the inferior extension, the bottom of the three extensions that is used to compress the stethoscope tubing and hold it in place. This inferior or third extension attaches to the main body (110) of the stethoscope holder.
  • 201. This is the inferior space wherein a portion of the stethoscope tubing is housed and provides the stethoscope to be held in place. It's sides are open along with the anterior portion. The posterior aspect of the space is bordered by the main body 110, the middle extension 103 superiorly, and the inferior extension 101 inferiorly.
  • 103. This is the middle extension which is attached to the main body (110). It is used along with the inferior extension 101 to compress the stethoscope tubing in the inferior space 201. It is also used along with the superior extension 105 to compress the stethoscope tubing in the superior space 202.
  • 202. This is the superior space wherein a portion of the stethoscope tubing is housed and provides the stethoscope to be held in place. Similar to 201, it's sides are open along with the anterior portion. The posterior aspect of this space is bordered by the main body 110, the superior extension 105 superiorly, and the middle extension 103 inferiorly.
  • 105. This is the superior extension of the stethoscope clip, the top of the three used to compress the stethoscope tubing. This superior extension attaches to the main body 110 and is used in conjunction with the middle extension 103 to compress the stethoscope tubing in the superior space 202.
  • 110. This is the main body of the stethoscope holder to which other parts of the stethoscope holder attach. The superior 105, middle 103, and inferior 101, extensions all attach to the main body. The main body also serves as the posterior border for superior 202 and inferior 201 spaces, helping hold the stethoscope tubing in space in conjunction with the extensions. The main body also provides housing and encompasses the body clip space 100.
  • 120. This is the posterior clip, the most posterior aspect of the holder, which assists in providing attachment to one's person. It connects with the rest of the holder attaching to the main body, 110, at its superior surface.
  • 301. This open area indicates the space that serves to house the article of the person used to clip in, such as a waistband, shirt, or other insert. This area is enclosed anteriorly by the main body 110 and posteriorly by the posterior clip 120.

In some embodiments the inferior, middle, and superior, extensions are moveable and can be adjusted to further compress the stethoscope tubing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the stethoscope compression holder is to clasp the stethoscope while the user is not currently operating the stethoscope. The stethoscope holder has two open sections that grasp the tubing of the stethoscope horizontally at two points towards the ends of each section of the stethoscope. The invention has a clip in the back that can slide onto clothing and holds the stethoscope holder in position. The user simply pushes both sections of the tubing, near the stethoscope diaphragm and near the stethoscope ear tubes, into the two open concave sections of the stethoscope holder which functionally pinches the tubing and holds it in position using compressive forces from the holder on the tubing. The user inserts two points of the stethoscope tubing into the superior and inferior openings of the holder, 202 and 201 in the drawings. The size of the holder is about two inches tall, one inch deep, and one inch wide, but can vary. It can be made with theoretically any material, including wood, metal, or plastic, to name a few, but typically is made with plastic. One can either mold the stethoscope holder, 3D print it, or carve it out of a substance, to name a few. There exist other stethoscope clasps and holders, but none pinch the tubing in a horizontal manner, especially at two parts, as this stethoscope holder does. Other designs grasp the diagraph of the stethoscope and wrap the ear tubes using straps or vertical mechanisms of holding, but they are distinctively different in their mechanism and specification. Some designs may use compressive-type forces, but are fundamentally different in the manner of two points of attachment, in the manner of how they attach, and how the tubing is compressed, locking it in place and preventing it from sliding out from the holder.