NEW HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDY FINDS TEMPORAL ARTERY THERMOMETER MORE ACCURATE THAN RECTAL TEMPERATURE

Boston, MA, May 7,2002-A study presented by Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital physicians at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting (Greenes DS and Fleisher GR. PAS Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD, May 4-7, 2002) proves that the new TemporalScanner temporal artery thermometer (TA) from Exergen Corporation is more accurate than rectal temperature in detecting the action of antipyretics in reducing fever in children. The study included 51 infants less than 12 months old, all of whom had initial fevers >=38.5 degrees C (>=101.3degrees F) both by rectal and TA, who were then given acetaminophen or ibuprofen. TA indicated significantly greater reduction of the fever compared to rectal at both 60 and 90 minutes after administering the antipyretic. The TemporalScanner is a fast, non-invasive method of taking temperatures by gently scanning the thermometer across the forehead over the temporal artery. Further descriptions and clinical information are available at www.exergen.com. Boston Children's Hospital is one of the largest and most respected pediatric academic health science centers in the world, and has been ranked No. 1 in the United States for 12 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. Further information is available at www.childrenshospital.org.This new study follows earlier studies at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School proving that Exergen's temporal artery thermometer was more accurate than ear thermometry,1 and at least as accurate as rectal measurement2 by the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto. Exergen Corporation is world leader in the science and technology of non-invasive thermometry systems. The TemporalScanner is protected by 20 US and foreign patents. 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: Marybeth Pompei Vice President and Chief Clinical Scientist 617-923-9900, ext.202 mpompei@exergen.com