Exergen TemporalScanner 2000 Series User Manual

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TemporalScanner

TM

2000 Series

A kinder, gentler way to take temperature

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Greenes DS, Fleisher GR. (Boston Childrens Hospital). Accu-

racy and tolerability of a non-invasive temporal artery thermome-

ter for use in infants. Pediatric Academic Societies/American

Academy of Pediatrics Conference, 5/2000.

More accurate than ear thermometry

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Temporal Artery Thermometry

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he temporal artery (TA) area has a long history of

temperature assessment dating back thousands of

years with recorded references to palpation of the head

for fever assessment. Branching from the external ca-

rotid, the superficial TA courses within about a millime-

ter of the skin’s surface over the lateral forehead, pro-

viding good heat conduction to the skin surface, is

readily accessible, and provides no risk of injury from

being touched. Since it is not an anastomosing vessel,

perfusion remains high and stable, ensuring the reliabil-

ity of conditions for the patented Arterial Heat Balance

method to compute accurate temperatures.

This new, superior class of thermometry has been

shown to improve outcomes and reduce costs by non-

invasively measuring temperature with a degree of

clinical accuracy unachievable with other methods of

thermometry.

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What is arterial temperature?

Arterial temperature is the same temperature as the blood
flowing from the heart via the aorta. It is the best
determinate of body temperature, and unaffected by the
artifactual errors and time delays of oral and rectal
methods.

What is the TemporalScanner?

The TemporalScanner is an infrared thermometer designed
for non-invasive temperature assessment at the temporal
artery (TA). It is a kinder, gentler way to take temperature,
and a better method for patient and clinician alike. It is
breakthrough technology.

How does it work?

Temperature is measured by gently stroking the
TemporalScanner across the forehead, and includes a
momentary touch of the probe to the neck area behind the
ear lobe, to account for any cooling of the forehead as a
result of diaphoresis. The patented arterial heat balance
technology (AHB

TM

) automatically measures the
temperature of the skin surface over the artery and ambient
temperature, synthesizing the two to produce arterial

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temperature by sampling and calculating these paired
readings some 5000 times with each use.

How accurate is it?

It has been clinically proven in all departments for all
patients in premier university hospitals and proven to be
more accurate than ear thermometry.

What are the benefits of TA thermometry?

Besides the inherent accuracy, as a site for temperature
measurement, TA presents many benefits: no risk of injury
for patient or clinician, eliminates the need for disrobing or
unbundling, and is suitable for all ages.

Unique to infrared thermometry, the instrument can be
used with or without disposable covers, thereby providing
a substantial cost savings unavailable with other methods
of thermometry.

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Probe Cone
Probe Sensor Lens

Probe

LCD Display Screen

LED Indicator Light

ON Button

Automatic
turn-off in
30 seconds

Product Map

LED Indicator Light

Thumb-Push Ridges

Battery Compartment

9-volt battery

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