Friday, December 29, 2006

Stethoscope Snap On Rim

This is what I get on my first day in KL, The Littmann Stethoscope Snap on Rim. There are few who asked me what the heck what issit? Mmm... basically it is just a piece of expensive rubber/plastic to hold the diaphragm in place (to the chestpiece of the stethoscope). I bought it at 8:30 am on Thursday morning. Fifteen minutes after I bought the rim, I got a phone call from ayam panggang Will reminding me to buy the stuff. The next day, I get another last minute reminder from Pink Cotton via sms "Don forget to buy.. erm.. buy the.. dono wat thingy, ok?" Hahaha, cute lah her :D

A piece of rubber like this costs me RM25... I have changed the rim twice since it is "fragile".

My good old Littmann Stethoscope (still as good as new), which has accompanied me faithfully since 1994 - with the new Snap on Rim but old Diaphragm, old Chestpiece, old Binaurals and old Ear tips.

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

WAaaa, you know what I first thought of when you said rimming? *censored*

Chen said...

LB,
waahhhhhhhhhh..
not that "rimming"..
lain punya cerita..
*censor censor*
This is a "U" post, not "18sx" post :P
LOL

may said...

and I thought it was some lens cap for the camera! or the o-ring for my camera's underwater housing. or something round. yea. definitely something round.

ah nel said...

it seem like some rubber... :P

Anonymous said...

apa rimming ah~ *angelic look*

Chen said...

may,
at least u r normal :P
kekkke... cos u didn't think of that so called "rimming"
LOL

ah nel,
some rubber?
what sort of rubber ah? :P
rubber band ah?
or chewing gum? :D

ben,
ah ben !!
angelic look pulak !!
*faint*
ini ah ben really 人小鬼大... :P

c a r c a r said...

apa ini talking about?

rainbow angeles said...

this L B masih tak habis-habis with his fantasy...

errr... at first, it looked like a cocka ring to me... kakakaka!!!

Anonymous said...

old is gold...some old ppl say...a lokter with a stethoscope is no hope...gero gero gero~

Anonymous said...

sorry...i mean without a stethoscope is no hope...kekekke~

Anonymous said...

chen, old doesn't mean not good, old Littmann Stethoscope is the best, got quality and a lot of memories... :)

Anonymous said...

haha sebab i saw your post the day before ma... and your post mentioned to remind you, so i called you lor... :D

Chen said...

carcar,
kekeke, talking about the handsome grey coloured rim.
Don't terpesong with LB's comment :P

angel,
wah... u lagi bagus, come up with that idea !!!
*faint kaw kaw* :P

monkticon,
hak sei ngor initially when I read your first comment regarding "no hope" :P
hehhehe.. old is gold --> provided the instrument is still reliable & working properly & in good shape ;)

sin ling,
keekkee... old Littmann Stethoscope is the best? free advertisement for Littmann Sthetoscope :D Nowadays they come out with colourful binaurals besides the conventional grey & dark blue colour. But I still prefer the grey coloured binaurals :D

will,
hehehe.. u r good :D
Next time if i want a reminder, I will inform u :P

Pink Cotton said...

WAHAHAHA

small plastic piece like that need rm25 meh??

nxt time i make for u ok? i take the plastic ring from the mineral water botut...WAHAHAHAH...

Pink Cotton said...

wat kind of rim LB talking abt wo...

i also dono

*more angelic look than ben*

Unknown said...

The price keeps going up lah. My rim broke and I changed it once... after that my stet 不见去。 Twice. I said.. forget it. Haha. I use the hospital stets now. The nurse carry it for me. Leaves my hands free ;-).

Chen said...

pink cotton,
now consider cheaper liao.. The price in Sarawak was even more expensive :)

Few years back, I bought the similar Littmann Stethoscope snap on rim in Sarawak (in one of the medical shop in Saberkas in 1999), the price there was RM 30 leh...

*faint kaw kaw* at your mineral water bottle tut plastic ring :P

that other "rimming" LB talking about ah.. u dun have to know the meaning lah :P Hehhehhee

bernard,
I bought it for RM 30 previously in Kuching when I worked in Sarawak General Hospital (in 1999). I thought this time the price will be more expensive but I'm "wrong". Hehehe, things are still more expensive in Sarawak ;)

I don't really like the hospital steth cos of the quality, esp those stethoscope used by the nurses for manual BP monitoring.. most of the time I use my own steth if possible and if the situation allowed me to do so,

Anonymous said...

Rim.. Rim.. Rim.. your Stet..
Gently Round the End..

Winn said...

can check n see if i got melayang or not?

Anonymous said...

Mmmm....
Can check my heartbeat?
Check whether sotong has missed beat or irregular beats anot :D

Chen said...

LB,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily...
Life is but a RIM :)

Winn,
today u very good gal, didn't melayang-layang :)
Pls come back tomolo for follow-up

Sotong,
wah... Sotong is here too ????
*faint*

Errr.. Sotong has heart beat wan meh?

Anonymous said...

That rubber rim cost RM25 meh?
With a little ingenuity, you can use the rim of condoms to replace that. LOL

Anonymous said...

your rim has gotten quite popular hoh :P so thats how it looks like. What's the main function of the thing? To prevent outside noise to interfere the kedebuk kedebak kedebuk kedebak sound kah?

Anonymous said...

rimming is 18sx?

*rub chin*

HAPPY NEW YEAR DOC!

ah nel said...

u noe wat i mean ehh... :P

Chen said...

Cocka,
Few years back, I bought it even at higher price (RM30) in Sarawak leh... :P

Rim of condom to replace?
wah...
cannot lah..
the appearance manyak cheap skate :P

JL,
Hehhe, this is how the humble little fella looks like :) Its function is very simple - to hold the diaphragm (the plastic layer) to the chestpiece. Last time when the rim was broken, I used the Cellophane Tape temporarily to do the job, works pretty good but looks unsightly :P

13th panda,
Hehhe, we are talking about the "other meaning" of rimming :P

Wishing u & Oink & Mango a merry new year too :)

ah nel,
gua sik faham apa lu cakap woh :P
hahaha...

Anonymous said...

Oh, rupa-rupanya ini!

Hehe.

sengkor said...

aiyoh doc, why la no bring the stethoscope out for the dinner that day? let us play play ma..

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