Exergen Thermometer, Temporal Scanner 1 thermometer
Accurate temperature with a gentle forehead scan. Smartest products of the decade. Exergen Temporal Scanner is one the 25 smartest products of the decade, listed with iPod, Netflix, Blackberry, Google. - Inc. Magazine December 2009. More accurate than ear - Harvard Medical School study on infants. Method of choice of premier hospitals. Gentle enough to use on a sleeping child or child with ear infection. Probe covers not required. Recommended for the entire family. Contents: 1 thermometer, reads degrees F and degrees C; 9-volt battery; protective cap; users manual. Fast, accurate, non-invasive. - Keith Powell, MD, Chairman of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Akron. I would highly recommend it to anyone - Barry W. McCraw, MD, Pediatrician. Why the Temporal Artery? Directly connected to the heart via the carotid artery. Has the constant blood flow needed for accurate measurement. Safest, most convenient, and comfortable place to measure temperature. We measured the temperature with each of these two thermometers on children and compared the reading to the rectal temperature, which is generally considered the standard. Essentially we found that by every measure that we used, the temporal artery thermometer was more accurate than the tympanic . David Greenes, MD Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School: National Public Radio interview. Professional Technology for Parents: Patented Arterial Heat Balance provides the breakthrough: Gentle stroke of forehead captures naturally emitted heat from skin over temporal artery; Red LED lights and soft beep indicate correct scan; Takes 1,000 readings per second, selecting the most accurate; Arterial Heat Balance computes the correct temperature. Safe, and easy to use. CE listed. UL listed.