New Study Finds TemporalScannerT "Accurate, Fast, Non-Invasive, and Well Tolerated"

Boston, MA, July 12,2002- A newly completed study1 led by Dr. Keith Powell (the Dr. Noah Miller Chairman of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, and Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine) reported: "Conclusions: TAT measurement is fast, non-invasive and the distribution of temperatures, mean temperatures and mean temperatures plus 2 SD [standard deviation] are consistent with published ear thermometer results using the arterial Heat Balance Method and rectal thermometer results. These data can be used as reference data when TAT is measured with the instrument studied." In a statement released by Dr. Powell, he stated: "After using the TemporalScanner Infrared Thermometer to determine the range of normal temperatures in over 2300 infants and children (see table below) the staff in our 15 pediatric practices won't use any other thermometer. The TemporalScanner is accurate, fast, non-invasive, and well tolerated by children of all ages." Age No. of patients Mean Temperature Mean plus 2 SD 0-2 mo. 383 98.8ºF/ 37.1ºC 100.7ºF/ 38.1ºC 3-47 mo. 860 98.5ºF/ 36.9ºC 100.3ºF/ 37.9ºC 4-9 years 680 98.3ºF/ 36.8ºC 100.1ºF/ 37.8ºC 10-18 years 423 98.1ºF/ 36.7ºC 100.1ºF/ 37.8ºC The TemporalScanner is a fast, non-invasive method of taking temperatures by gently scanning the thermometer across the forehead over the temporal artery. Studies at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have proven that Exergen's TemporalScanner is more accurate than ear thermometry2 and more accurate than rectal thermometer in responding to change in fever3; proven at least as accurate as rectal measurement by a study at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto4 ; and as accurate as a pulmonary artery catheter by a study at the Massachusetts General Hospital5 . Exergen Corporation is world leader in the science and technology of non-invasive thermometry systems. Developed by a team led by Dr. Francesco Pompei, President, the TemporalScanner is protected by 20 US and foreign patents.   Contact: Marybeth Pompei Vice President and Chief Clinical Scientist 617-923-9900, ext.202 mpompei@exergen.com Roy S, Powell K, Gerson LW. Non-invasive temporal artery temperature (TAT) measurements in healthy infants, children, and adolescents. European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2002 Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania, May 29-31, 2002. Greenes DS, Fleisher GR. Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Accuracy of a noninvasive temporal artery thermometer for use in infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001 Mar;155(3):376-381. Greenes DS, Fleisher GR. Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. When body temperature changes, does rectal temperature lag behind? PAS Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD, May 4-7, 2002. 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. Carroll DL, Finn C, Gill S, Sawyer J, Judge B (Massachusetts General Hospital). A Comparison of Measurements from a Temporal Artery Thermometer and a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Thermistor. National Conference of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Poster Section, Atlanta, GA March 14-16, 2002.