Product Description

Littmann lightweight II S.E. This general purpose stethoscope is not only lightweight and easy to carry, but it also features a chest piece designed for better orientation around blood pressure cuffs and body contours. The tunable diaphragm conveniently alters between low and high frequency sounds without the need to turn over the chest piece. Features a single-tube design, rimmed nonchill diaphragm and bell, firm ear tips and two-year warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6297 in Health and Beauty
• Color: Ceil Blue
• Brand: Littmann
• Model: 12-245-390
• Released on: 2006-03-22
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 8.00" w x 16.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• General examination and blood pressure
• Tunable diaphragm
• Two-year warranty
• Lightweight and easy to carry
• Length 28"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended
Although most current medical students, residents, and cardiologists are aware that the Cardiology III stethoscope by Littmann is in vogue, I decided that the price tag attached to one of those stethoscopes was outrageously astronomical and decided to purchase this stethoscope instead. As the name implies, it is lightweight, and the acoustics are impressive. I don't believe that the cardiology III, which I have used, offers anything more that is usable in terms of acoustic data, unless you have very sensitive ears and/or are a cardiology fellow/attending. Remember that medicine is definitely not about who has the fanciest or most expensive tools, but about caring and thinking.
I also recommend this specific color; I ordered it thinking that no one else would have this color. I was crestfallen to find that it is a popular choice among nurses, who also choose this color thinking that it's not popular, and therefore a less likely candidate for theft/long-long term borrowing. However, I have grown attached to the color; it's easy on the eyes, and the computer monitor doesn't reflect the true color. It's a little darker.

Good product
I'm a student nurse and this is my second stethoscope. I had the simplest type and couldn't hear anything, thinking I was deaf. I've read plenty of reviews and finally chose Littmann light weight stethoscope. I was amazed by the clarity of sounds, light weight, and nice appearance matching my school uniform. Although, I think the tubing is short, I'm fully satisfied with my purchase and recommend it to everyone except tall :-). Listening to blood pressure sounds is an easiest thing now!

maybe mine's a dud...
Perhaps mine's a dud. It's certainly an adequate stethoscope for BP but when it comes to hearing anything but the most discrete of breath sounds or obvious murmurs, I find it on par with just about any other stethoscope laying around the hospital (those which people wouldn't lose sleep over losing) I didn't really realize how inadequate it was until I compared it with a colleagues cardiology III. To that point I thought I was hearing, all be it very faintly, or sometimes maybe even fabricated by my imagination, the pathological breath sounds. The second I placed the cardiology III to the skin it was a whole new world of sounds. I wish i had invested in it sooner. Sure it's expensive and intended for specialists, but if your colleagues are hearing things that you aren't then the added expense makes the learning well worth the investment, not to mention the benefit to the patient. In my opinion the lightweight isn't worth the 50 bucks just to take blood pressure and hear breath sounds and murmurs you can already practically hear walking in patient's room; for that just pick of a cheapy "disposable" stethoscope. Not only the the "disposable" ones cheaper, they are also considerably lighter. The name is a misnomer, inspite of the plastic chest piece, it's still actually a pretty heavy stethoscope compared to other simple scopes out there.