THE LAST GENERATION OF ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPES: THE INTERNET TELE-STETHOSCOPE

This paper deals with the problem of objectification in cardio-pulmonary auscultation, simple, not-invasive and essential diagnostic test, but currently not objectifiable, and the ability to perform real-time teleauscultation in order to improve the diagnostic potential of telemedicine, at present mainly limited to the teleelectrocardiography, the teleconsultation and the sending of delayed reports. For this purpose, a medical device, named Internet Tele-Stethoscope, consisting of hardware and software, has been designed and successfully validated.