When the stethoscope was invented 200 years ago, it rocked the hearts of doctors. It is an encounter between doctors and patients, the beginning of medical service activity and also the ending of it.

However, there are so many kinds of sounds that you cannot hear with a rubber tube. Noises coming from the rubber tube, remote sounds of heartbeat, an inaccurate source of sound are just a few. The i-scope 200 digital stethoscope is the revolution of clear sounds.

The i-scope 200 is exclusively designed and developed for the purpose of medical diagnosis. Using a selective filter for certain frequencies, you may amplify and listen to sounds of the heart, lungs and abdomen which would  allows you to make an accurate diagnosis.

Capturing the Sound - The Diaphragm  

Capturing heart and lung sounds is the most critical aspect of stethoscope design. Acquire the sound accurately, and anything is possible.  

 Audio Transmission

Having captured an accurate signal, digital signal transmission right to the ear tips ensures crisp clear sound.

Form and Function

The stethoscope is the icon of medicine. The challenge is to upgrade the technology at every level without disturbing the iconic character of the stethoscope.

 

The User Experience

The leap from no-technology to high-technology has to be achieved while making the device easier to use, and to make patient examination a more productive and more rewarding experience for the care provider.

Probe

The Probe is critical to the feel of the stethoscope. Users have developed their favorite way to hold a stethoscope. With the i-scope 200 digital stethoscope, the hold is like a computer mouse button.

And so the Probe of a DongJin Medical digital Stethoscope is reminiscent of an i-pod with LED light showing (Bell/Diaphragm/wide). The Probe housing is sleek and smooth, but the sense of quality is unmistakable.

Glance at the LED lamps and you immediately know whether you’re in Bell, Diaphragm or wide modes.

AA batteries were selected for their convenience. Two are used to provide the wattage to drive the headphones with sufficient power to provide undistorted bass. The internal battery voltage is boosted and regulated to ensure the same power regardless of battery voltage (until replacement levels).

Headphones   Unlike the metallic Probe of conventional stethoscopes, i-scope 200 headphones is designed for changing technology.  This, and the need for durability, dictated the use of i-pod style headphones instead of conventional tubing.

Eartips are critical to stethoscope comfort. DongJin Medical discovered that due to the combination of amplification level and eartip softness, it was no longer necessary to use severe force to push the eartips into the ears, as is done with conventional stethoscopes. All that is required is a light hand insertion of ear piece into the ear and the eartips would be  sealed correctly. There is no ear ache as a result of prolonged usage or due to the severe spring pressure of the conventional ear piece. The i-scope 300 features blue tooth and wireless capability.

The loudspeakers also needed to be designed as essentially sub-woofers to reproduce heart murmurs which have significant low frequency content.

 

Attention to Detail

The goal is that when you hold a DongJin Medical digital Stethoscope, you intuitively enjoy the result, without having to think about why.

 The starting point was to research the best way to capture heart, lung and other body sounds - clearly, faithfully, and without noise or interference.

This simple statement of purpose conceals years of investigation, testing, refining and perfecting the design. In 2003, DongJin Medical arrived at the perfect design and launched the i-scope 200 stethoscope.

DongJin Medical is turning technology into a product that makes that technology easy to use, so that it becomes an integral part of the clinical examination process.

Ultimately, it is about physician or healthcare provider and patient. We are just a part of something much bigger than ourselves, and that is the true meaning, and the true reward of medical technology advancement. At Regional medical Supplies, we’ll do more for you because we care.  Look out for a more advanced i-scope 300 that is wireless with Bluetooth.

Digital stethoscope – i-Scope 200

DongJin Medical digital Stethoscope offers all the usual digital electronics advantages such as adjustable volume, acoustic fidelity, noise cancellation, data download to a computer with a special software.

The new i-scope 300 is wireless and Bluetooth capable. Heart rhythm is downloadable to the computer for teaching purposes or attachment to electronic patient medical records (EPMR).