Pinard Stethoscope

Description

Pinard Stethoscope

The Pinard stethoscope is a simple horn for listening to the fetal heart. You place the wide bell on the abdomen, rest your ear on the flat end, and let the Pinard stethoscope carry the sound directly to you.

Why midwives still use it

It needs no battery, no gel and no power, so it works anywhere. In addition, listening through the horn helps you locate the fetal back and confirm the position, since the heart sounds loudest there. For those reasons, midwifery training still teaches it alongside handheld Doppler devices.

Wood or aluminium Pinard stethoscope

The wooden version is light and feels warm against the skin. By contrast, the aluminium version is tougher and easier to disinfect between patients. Because the shape is the same, the listening technique does not change, so teams can mix both versions on one unit.

Care

Wipe the aluminium version with a suitable disinfectant. For the wooden version, use a barely damp cloth, and then dry it straight away, since soaking can split the wood. Also keep it out of direct sun and away from radiators.

Pinard stethoscope specification

• Materials: wood or aluminium
• Wide bell and flat ear piece
• No batteries or gel needed
• Reusable, supplied non sterile

Warranty and supply

Every instrument carries a three year warranty against defects in manufacture, counted from the invoice date. Before an order ships, we inspect it in Atlanta. Also, for cleaning and sterilizing questions, see our FAQs, or browse the rest of our diagnostic medical instruments.

Disclaimer

Catalog photographs are reference images and may show more than one size or version, so check the option you select before ordering. This is a professional use product. The aluminium version may contain trace metals, so Intrace USA cannot accept liability for allergic or material sensitivity reactions. See the FDA guidance on materials used in medical devices.