Who invented the stethoscope?

Who invented the stethoscope?

A French doctor, Rene Laennec, is credited with the invention of the stethoscope, in 1816. It was a landmark in the area of medical treatment. The stethoscope, as we know it now, is an instrument used by doctors to listen to the sounds made by the heart, lungs and other organs in the patient’s body. But the one designed by Laennec was first made as a paper tube, and later as a wooden pipe, the modern stethoscope which can be plugged into the ears was developed later