The History behind the Invention of Stethoscope

There may be a story behind every invention. The story behind the invention of stethoscope is very interesting and thrilling. The basic idea came into the mind of Dr. Rene Laennec when he felt discomfort when he was trying to examine the heart beat of a young fatty women in a natural way. Really a nice article which give information about the development of stethoscope - one of the most important instruments in medical field.

A Historic invention by Rene Laennec  that made Diagnosis of a disease easy, Google Honored him with its Doodle

Today's Google Doodle only drew me to search for the bio of the inventor and thereby I got hold of the article. 

No doubt stethoscop is a useful equipment of medical profession, it is also identity of doctor.

It is true that there is an interesting story behind every invention. Thank you @Shampa Sadhya for sharing the article. Situations and necessity activate our brain that lead to great inventions. 

yeah that i know that earlier doctor used to heard the heartbeat by his ear, resting his ear on the patient chest but this is really a helpful invention which RENE did and still now it is followed by every doctor to check the patient heartbeat. earlier she used do it with paper and then slowly slowly it was upgraded. 

Stethoscope is one of the major instruments in medical field for listening the sounds inside the human body for diagnostic purposes. Before the invention of stethoscope, the clinical examinations of patients were limited to external observations. The invention of advanced diagnostic tools such as CAT scans have reduced the importance of stethoscope. But it remains an important and widely used instrument in medical field. We cannot see a doctor without stethoscope. 

Actually doctors and stethoscope are synonymous. I think it will remain so in the future too.   

Shampa Sadhya wrote:

Actually doctors and stethoscope are synonymous. I think it will remain so in the future too.   

Yes, you are right. We cannot see a doctor without stethoscope when he/she is in duty.  The condition will be same in future also. No doubt for this.

Despite the galloping technology in Medical sciences, Stethoscope the old device to diagnose the preliminary symptoms of an ailment ha become mandatory for every doctor. This itself speaks of Stethoscope's importance. 

Thanks for sharing this article. I was really not aware about the invention of stethoscope. Stethoscope is the most basic and most useful instrument for very doctor. I would not be able to imagine a doctor without a stethoscope. 

Bajirao wrote:

Thanks for sharing this article. I was really not aware about the invention of stethoscope. Stethoscope is the most basic and most useful instrument for very doctor. I would not be able to imagine a doctor without a stethoscope. 

I too did not know about the history behind the invention of stethoscope. I found the story quite interesting and so shared the link.

well every invention first get rejected and get rejected but as the people got to know its benefits and advantages slowly slowly it comes on the practise