Basic Use of the Exergen Consumer TAT-2000/TAT-2000C – Best Temporal Artery Thermometer TAT-2000/TAT-2000C

Accurate Temperature with a Gentle Forehead Scan – The Best Temporal Thermometer
#1 Bestselling Thermometer Brand. The TemporalScanner Thermometer is a totally non-invasive system with advanced infrared technology providing maximum ease of use with quick, consistently accurate measurements. Advanced, patented technology measures temperatures with a gentle stroke across the forehead. It captures naturally emitted heat from the skin above the temporal artery, 1,000 times a second and then gives a reading of the most accurate temperature.

• Fast, Easy and Accurate
• Accurate Temperature With a Gentle Forehead Scan
• Preferred by Nurses and Pediatricians
• Soft Glow Display and 8 Temperature Memory

Breakthrough Technology

TemporalScanner™ Temporal Artery Thermometry

With just a light stroke across the temporal artery area of the forehead, an accurate reproducible temperature is measured in about 3 seconds – eliminating any discomfort caused by a thermometer inserted into the ear, mouth, or rectum. Designed specifically to be completely non-invasive, the TemporalScanner is a most significant advance, applying Exergen’s well-proven Arterial Heat Balance (AHB) technology to the most convenient site possible.

Branching from the external carotid, the superficial temporal artery courses about 1 mm below the skin of the lateral forehead, providing good heat conduction to the skin surface. The TA 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 reliability of conditions for the patented AHB method to compute accurate temperatures. High resolution infrared images confirm the reliability of the heat signature of the TA area for all ages.

Arterial Heat Balance (AHB) at the Temporal Artery at Room Temperature

Blood at Ta Is supplied to the temporal artery from the aorta via the carotids, and is cooled by heat energy lost to the environment at te resulting in cooler Tta, By measuring this heat loss and adding it back to Tta the AHB is formed and Ta is then recovered.

Testimonials

“We have found the TA thermometer to be significantly more accurate than the tympanic thermometer. This is in predicting rectal temperature in infants. The TA thermometer is significantly more sensitive than the tympanic thermometer. Especially for the detection of rectal fever in infants. The TA thermometer is better tolerated by patients than the rectal thermometer.”

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Meets ASTM E 1965-98 and EN60601-1 standards for electronic and radiation thermometers to the extent applicable to thermometers which measure the surface of the skin over the temporal artery.
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15.5 to 42°C (60 to 107.6°F)
15.5 to 40°C (60 to 104°F)
0.1°C or °F
Approximately 0.03 second
30 seconds before automatic shutdown
Approximately 7,500 readings
7.0 in x 1.75 in x 1.25 in (17.8 cm x 4.45cm x 3.18 cm)
4.2 oz (120 grams) incl batt
High contrast LCD’s
Impact resistant casing, hermetically sealed sensing system
2 years
Listed at www.exergen.com/patents

ASTM laboratory accuracy requirements in the display range of 37° to 39°C (98 to 102°F) for IR thermometers is +/-0.2°C (+/- 0.4°F) whereas for mercuryin-glass and electronic thermometers, the requirement per ASTM standards E667-86 and E1112 is +/-0.1°C (+/-0.2°F).

*Full responsibility for this product meeting applicable portions of this
standard is assumed by Exergen Corporation, Watertown, MA 02472