SCAMPER TECHNIQUE

Team Name: GoTech

Team members:
Chaithra Prakash
Mariah Abid Masoodi
Syeda Kausar

OBJECT: Stethoscope

• SUBSTITUTE:
- The traditional earpiece can be replaced with a model that improves noise-canceling
ability. This reduces background noise and will let the doctor concentrate and focus
on listening to what is important: their body sounds.
- The tubing of the stethoscope, which is originally made from PVC material, can be
replaced with a plastic prototype that can be manufactured using a 3D printer.
This will make it possible to introduce two new factors to reduce costs, reduce the
use of plastics, and use 3D printing as an alternative to metal.

• COMBINE:
- We can attach a small device along with the chest piece of the stethoscope that
provides the following features:
(o) Doctors can hear the body sounds up to
10x louder
(o) Recording and sharing anytime is possible.
(o) Filters for differentiating heart and lungs
sounds.
- We can combine the stethoscope with a
thermometer which will allow us to measure
the temperature and heartbeat of the patient
at the same time.
• ADAPT:
- The device (mentioned above) can also have a connection to our smartphones via
Bluetooth.
(o) After pairing it with smartphones, doctors can use a visual aid to detect
Cardiac Abnormality using AI and generate visual reports quickly.
(o) Through this clinician can listen to, visualize, and share auscultations of the same
quality as if they were listening directly through stethoscope earpieces.
- We can make the earpieces using a softer material to make them more comfortable
for use.

• MODIFY:
- We can design the stethoscope such that it has customizable features, like having
interchangeable diaphragms for different frequencies of sound signals.
- We can make the size of the earpieces bigger, i.e., headphones.
- We can modify the color of the stethoscopes, instead of the boring traditional white
model. Thus, making it more child friendly.

• PUT TO OTHER USE:

- We can check the recovery rate from surgery: The doctor can determine the
patient's state of healing by listening to the stomach using a stethoscope.
- It can determine lung sounds: By understanding the standard rate of the patient and
then comparing it during the time of the disease, the doctor can identify if they are
breathing correctly and diagnose for any respiratory illnesses.

• ELIMINATING:
- We can eliminate the ear tube and make it wireless:
(o) That can record and replay capabilities, noise reduction of surrounding noises.
(o) The ability to amplify sound levels.
(o) By doing so, more detailed information about heart and lung health can be heard,
as well as greater accuracy when assessing those conditions.

• REVERSE OR REARRANGE:
- We can try reversing the order in which the components are placed such as putting
the diaphragm where the earpieces originally were.
- Instead of receiving sound waves, we can try emitting them that can be used to
provide targeted vibration which helps treat muscle injuries.