Boston, MA - April 18, 2005 - Exergen Corporation, in its 17th year of providing temperature data to clinicians treating runners at the Boston Marathon, announces its full conversion to Temporal Artery Thermometry for this prestigious event. Originally brought in by the Boston Marathon Medical Team in 1989 to obtain critical temperature data on the runners with a non-invasive alterative to rectal thermometers, Exergen had been relying on specially designed tympanic thermometers to help clinicians detect heat stress in runners requiring medical attention. With its new innovation of Temporal Artery Thermometry, along with specially developed methods and materials for sports medicine use, Exergen was able to provide more accurate temperature assessment and greater comfort than previously possible, by simply scanning the forehead. Since the special sports medicine methods and materials are not yet available on the market, interested parties should contact Exergen for further information..

Running for the 109th time, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest and most prestigious race of its kind. The Boston Marathon Medical Team, also the world's oldest and most prestigious organized medical support team for any marathon, has a long tradition of being a research arena for investigating the effects of severe physical stress on athletes and methods of treatment of related injuries. Organized in 1978, the Team consists of more than 400 physicians, nurses, podiatrists, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and other non-medical personnel, prepared to care for about 15,000 official runners, and nearly 10,000 bandits (non-official runners). At the finish line, the 15,000 square foot medical tent is stocked with more than 500 cots arranged side-by-side, head-to-toe. Supplies include miles of IV tubing and tape, thousands of gallons of IV fluids, antiseptic solution, water, and juices, and thousands of blankets, syringes, needles, alcohol wipes, gloves, adhesive strips, splints, elastic bandages, bags of ice, and energy bars. The objective of the Medical Team is not only to improve care at the finish line, but also to identify ways to prevent injuries.

It has been Exergen's privilege to contribute its thermometry experience towards developing new understanding of human thermoregulation, and improved treatments not only for athletes, but for clinical patients and consumers as well. Its program with the Boston Marathon Medical Team is part of Exergen's continuing program of investigation of temperature and thermoregulation, which has led to the development of the finest clinical and home infrared thermometry systems in the world.