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Metadata
Object Name |
Delee-Hillis Obstetrical Stethoscope |
Object ID |
2015.046.34.01 |
Description |
bell-shaped chest piece to press against woman’s abdomen, two yellow-brown rubber tubes to direct sound to ear pieces similar to modern stethoscope. Headpiece meant to be worn front to back to allow doctor to keep hands free. |
Dimension Details |
61x13x12 |
Materials |
Metal; Rubber |
Owned By |
Smith, Dr. David- (1934-2013) UWO Medical School Graduate class of 1962, EN |
Donated By |
Smith, Dr. Elizabeth (b. 1937), UWO Medical School Graduate 1962 |
MeSH Search Terms |
Diagnosis Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Obstetrics / Instrumentation Auscultation / Instrumentation |
Research Notes |
First reported in 1917, in the Journal of American Medical Association by Dr. David Hillis, and Obstetrician working in Chicago Lying-In Hospital. In 1922 Dr. J. B. de Lee, chief of staff at the same hospital, wrote a report on similar instrument. DeLee claimed he had been the first to discuss the stethoscope, having spoken about it before Hillis published, resulting in the hyphenation of the name. Little has changed since its invention. Allows obstetrician hands-free ability to listen to fetal heartbeat so they are prepared for delivery. |