ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,884, issued on March 11.

"Stethoscope digital adapter configured to enhance usability of an acoustic stethoscope" was invented by Gregg Soifer (Dothan, Ala.) and Adam Wasti (Johns Creek, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a stethoscope digital adapter configured to enhance usability of an acoustic stethoscope. The stethoscope digital adapter may include a body comprising an exterior shell configured to form an interior space. Further, the body may include a microphone disposed in the interior space. Further, the microphone may be configured to convert an acoustic wave into an electrical sound signal. Further, the body m...