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ANCIENT MEDICINE PROVIDES INSPIRATION FOR INNOVATIVE NEW THERMOMETER

 

The “Exergen” TemporalScannerTM available from Actamed

Actamed Ltd, the UK’s leading Temperature Management equipment supplier, is introducing an innovative new thermometer to UK hospitals. The thermometer – called the TemporalScannerTM – is a new and clinically proven technology that provides a cost-effective and easy-to-use solution to your temperature taking needs. 

The concept behind the thermometer is not entirely new, says Actamed’s Sales and Marketing Director Colin Lloyd, who acknowledges that the temporal artery has been an important anatomical site in clinical diagnosis for many centuries, well before modern medical science came to re-examine and update the idea.

Mr Lloyd said: “There are references going back thousands of years in ancient Persian and Chinese medical manuscripts about physicians using the temporal artery to take a temperature as a means of determining the patient’s illness. The new thermometer which measures temperature at the temporal artery where it runs across the forehead, is a 21st century advance on what was sound medical practice even 2,000 years ago.” 

The TemporalScanner uses an advanced infrared system, which provides an even more accurate temperature reading than a standard clinical thermometer. Trials of the new instrument at the Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School have proven that the temporal artery thermometer is more accurate than ear thermometry1. Not only is the Temporal ScannerTM more accurate, but also it is a better method for patient and clinician alike. The method of scanning the forehead is both comfortable and non-invasive for the patient, making it especially practical for infants. In addition the clinician can safely use the TemporalScannerTM either with or without covers, making it a very cost-effective method for temperature assessment within the hospital.

Colin Lloyd, said: “The TemporalScannerTM is undoubtedly a major new advance in the science of thermometry. What makes it even more attractive to the UK healthcare market is that it is simple to use and, importantly in these days of stretched budgets, it is also surprisingly inexpensive. The TemporalScannerTM has already attracted a lot of interest and is set to become one of the standard instruments in medical practice.”

For further information about temporal artery thermometry, or the TemporalScannerTM, contact Actamed on 01924 200550, or e-mail sales@actamed.co.uk.

1. Greenes DS, Fleisher GR. Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Accuracy of a non-invasive temporal artery thermometer for use in infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001 Mar;155(3):376-381. 

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