Beforme: MP3 stethoscope plays heartbeats of unborn child

November 17, 2008

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Listening to the heartbeats of unborn child is possibly the sweetest melody for a pregnant woman. Strengthening the contact between mother and her unborn baby, the Puffi Santel Intergalactico joining hands with Robert Majkut Design has come up with a stethoscope with MP3 player that records and plays the heartbeats of an unborn child. Hailed as ‘Beforme,’ the unique medical device is basically a combination of a MP3 player and a stethoscope, which can be used to listen to the heart beats of mother as well as infant. Apart from playing the heart rhythm on the headphones, the embryo-shaped device presents the heartbeats as a graph, on the display, as well.

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Design Status:

The ‘Beforme’ is a designer concept that if came in production would be very helpful not just for pregnant women, but doctors as well.
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Usability:

Combining the basic elements of headphones, corps and stethoscope, the Beforme is an innovative and user-friendly medical gadget. It’s as easy to use as mother can record the heartbeat with just a touch of a button and send it to the doctor for making and comparing the data. Moreover, the user can transmit the recorded data via USB cable or Bluetooth to the computer.
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