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108451 2017.0002.002 Chestpiece Synthetic chestpiece and diaphragm Home Built   Glia Project for Open Medical Devices Palestinian Authority   Gaza 2015       2 The chestpiece is made from a bright red synthetic with a translucent colourless diaphragm with black markings. As part of the Glia project for Open Medical Devices Canadian Physician Tarek Loubani and his colleagues developed this 3D printed stethoscope that was cheap and easy to produce while having exceptional sound quality. They first made and used this stethoscope in Gaza Palestinian Authority due to shortages of medical instruments. (From the Acquisitions worksheet see Ref. 1) When fitted to stethoscope allows user to hear sounds from within the body. Especially used to listen to heart pulse & lungs. This original complete version was printed in Gaza in August 2015. This model is "red" (green Y-piece because the original broke quickly). This is the first complete stethoscope used in practice. (From the Acquisitions worksheet see Ref. 1) Medical Technology Instruments Diagnostic             synthetic 6.4 4.7 1.9       http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2017.0002.002.aa.cs.png http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2017.0002.002.aa.cs.thumb.png