New Consumer Model of Temporal Artery Thermometer to Retail Through Babies "R" Us

Friday January 11, 3:53 pm Eastern Time Press Release

Boston, MA - January 11, 2002, - Exergen Corporation, the industry's leading innovator of infrared medical thermometers for professional and consumer use, today announced that it's state of the art temporal artery thermometer will be sold through more than 150 Babies R' Us stores in the continental United States as well as online at www.babiesrus.com. At a retail price of $59.99 the TAT 2000C TemporalScannerTM puts professional hospital technology and incredible accuracy into the hands of parents. Proven more accurate than ear thermometry1 by a Boston Childrens Hospital and Harvard Medical School study, the TemporalScanner measures temperature with a gentle scan of the forehead across the temporal artery. The non-invasive thermometer takes temperature readings at more than 1,000 times per second. The patented arterial heat balance technology computes the correct temperature without any discomfort to the child. It is protected by 20 U.S. and foreign patents. Further descriptions and clinical information are available at www.exergen.com. "We accepted the challenge from pediatricians to develop an affordable non-invasive thermometer that would replace ear and rectal methods, and found a perfect partner for the consumer product launch in Babies "R" Us," according to Frank Pompei, Exergen's President. Exergen Corporation is a world leader in the science and technology of non-invasive thermometry systems, manufacturing an extensive line of patented infrared scanners, thermometers, sensors and controls used in a wide variety of industrial and medical applications. The company is dedicated to providing products that are more cost-effective, reliable and accurate than any other thermometry method. Babies R' Us is the premier baby product retailer -- the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world and the leader in the juvenile industry. Born on 1996 in Westbury, NY, the chain has grown to over 150 stores nationwide. Special services include an extensive special order department, a state-of-the-art baby registry service and a Mother's room for attending to babies needs and more. Greenes DS, Fleisher GR. Accuracy of a noninvasive temporal artery thermometer for use in infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001 Mar;155(3):376-381.   Schuh S, Komar L, Stephens D, Chu L, Read S, Allen U. Comparison of the arterial heat balance temporal artery, aural and rectal thermometry in children in the emergency department. Presented at the University of Toronto Emergency Medicine Research Academics Day, October 30, 2001. Contact: Cary J. Daniels Marketing Communications Manager Exergen Corporation 617-923-9900, ext.261 mpompei@exergen.com