Rappaport Sprague Stethoscopes

Stethoscopes have been around for centuries, and they have come a long way in their evolutionary history, but throughout the ages, they have always proven to be indispensable to those who offer medical health care. So prevalent are they in medicine, that the notion of a doctor or nurse without one seems an anathema. Perhaps the …

Sprague Rappaport Stethoscopes: The Beauty is in the Simplicity! Read More »

For nearly 200 years stethoscopes have been one of the most important diagnostic tools in the medical profession.  The medical stethoscope has become so common a symbol of the medical profession that nothing else identifies a healthcare professional more than a medical stethoscope draped around the neck.  Medical stethoscopes are used to examine sounds generated from …

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