Cardiac physiotherapists to use iStethoscope?
Tuesday 31st August 2010
The time-honoured stethoscope could soon be confined to the history pages, thanks to a new iPhone app that appears to be proving popular for doctors in the UK.
Possibly purchased by cardiac physiotherapists, the iStethoscope - created by Peter Bentley of University College London - has been downloaded by over three million medical practitioners, the Guardian reports.
The application works through pressing the Apple device's microphone directly onto skin - not through a shirt - and by using a pair of good-quality headphones.
Mr Bentley noted that the app - which costs 59p, although there is also a free version that is being downloaded by over 500 users every day - was originally designed to be a "fun toy".
Stating that smartphones are now "incredibly powerful devices, packed full of sensors", the researcher observed that he is capable of creating other apps such as those to measure blood oxygen levels and mobile ultrasounds but he is currently restricted by regulations.
"It's much easier to develop technology than it is to get permission to use it," Mr Bentley remarked.
Posted by Martin Lambert
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