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Exergen Congratulates Boston Children’s Hospital

U.S. New and World Report Names Boston Children's Hospital #1 Pediatric Hospital for Ninth Straight Year    U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings, has announced the results of its 2022-2023 Best Children's Hospitals. Now in its 16th year, the annual hospital rankings are designed to help families find the best medical care …

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Editorial – Clinicum magazine – Switzerland on Innovation in thermometry: Taking temperatures using the temporal artery

Exergen has developed an highly advanced and innovative way of taking a patient’s temperature using non-invasive infrared technology that is highly beneficial for productivity. Let's take a moment to consider this question before diving into innovations in clinical thermometry: do thermometers that measure the blood temperature in the temporal artery have anything to do with …

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Temporal Artery Thermometers are intended to change the way the world takes temperature

The global thermometer market will almost quadruple from 2020 to 2026. The CAGR worldwide is 6.5%. India is growing at a rate of more than 10% per year. Factors that determine the market include regulations and expanding thermometry usage in areas that had not previously used thermometers, like airports, restaurants, businesses, and shopping malls. Shahid …

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Exergen enters into collaboration with ECOMED in Australia and New Zealand

Signs marketing and distribution agreement with ECOMED for full line of professional non-invasive high-tech thermometers for hospitals and healthcare institutions Exergen Corporation, a global leader in infrared temperature measurement technologies for medical applications, announced today that it has signed a marketing and distribution contract with ECOMED to market the professional series Temporal Artery Thermometers in …

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Numerous Nursing Textbooks Underscore Exergen’s Vital Role in Professional Health Care Community

The Only Thermometer Brand Used in Healthcare Available to Consumers  Exergen has long been established as the only accurate medical thermometer used in a wide spectrum of healthcare settings, including home use, so it’s no surprise that it has also been part of the nursing profession’s educational curriculum for 20 years. Published textbooks from 2022 …

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FDA Posts Draft Transition Plan For Medical Devices That Fall Within Enforcement Policies Issued During The Covid 19 Public Health Emergency

Exergen calls on FDA to recall and prevent future sale of non-contact infrared thermometers whose inaccuracy is a danger to the public health The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given public access to its draft guidance entitled “Transition Plan for Medical Devices That Fall Within Enforcement Policies Issued During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public …

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FDA Study Proves Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers (NCITs) are an Unreliable Temperature Screening Tool

FDA study highlights misleading labeling by NCIT manufacturers Since the start of the pandemic, non-contact infrared thermometers (NCITs) have become the primary tool used in public temperature screenings, even though extensive scientific research has proven that they do not produce reliable or accurate temperature readings. Now, an important new study[1] published by the FDA adds …

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Government of India Has Granted Metrology Certificates to Exergen

Exergen Corporation, the global leader in infrared temperature measurement technologies for medical applications, is pleased to announce that the Government of India has granted Metrology Certificates to Exergen Corp. for its full line of Temporal Artery Thermometers (TAT) for both professional and at-home use. “Receiving Metrology Certificates for the TAT-5000, the TAT-5000S, the TAT-2000 and …

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US FDA Clinical Study Proves Non-Contact Thermometers Fail To Meet Accuracy Specifications

Exergen: FDA Study Reveals Misleading Labeling by NCIT Manufacturers Regarding Accuracy Since the start of the pandemic, non-contact infrared thermometers (NCITs) have been widely used as a screening method for fever detection in healthcare and public settings, as fever is a leading sign of Covid. Now, a new FDA published study1 demonstrates their failure to …

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Exergen signs Sidem SpA as distributor for full line of Temporal Artery Thermometers in Italy

Exergen Corporation, the global leader in infrared temperature measurement technologies for medical applications, is excited to announce that Exergen and Sidem SpA have signed an agreement for the sales and distribution in Italy of the full line of Temporal Artery Thermometers for medical and at-home use. “Sidem SpA is based near Milan. We are a …

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TemporalScanner, Now Backed By More Than 100 Clinical Studies, Sets Milestone For Proven Accuracy

TemporalScanner Sets Milestone For Proven Accuracy The Only Thermometer with Deep Body of Peer-Reviewed, Published Studies Supporting Accuracy, Non-Invasiveness Across All Healthcare Settings Since Exergen Corporation introduced its TemporalScanner more than 20 years ago, the thermometer has received unmatched support from the medical community for its accuracy, non-invasiveness, convenience, and reliability. Exergen, a U.S. company …

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Survey Shows Skepticism In U.S. On Accuracy Of Non-Contact Temperature Screenings For COVID-19 And Its Variants

Americans Want Accuracy in Public Temperature Screenings A new national online survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the Exergen Corporation shows that over two-thirds of Americans (68%) want thermometers to be used in public spaces to screening for COVID-19 and its variants during cold and flu season this upcoming fall and winter. …

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Exergen Fights High Cost Of Healthcare And Impact Of Hospital Medical Waste On Climate Change With “Green Cash Flow” Trade-Up Program

One thing has remained constant with U.S. healthcare: it keeps getting more expensive. The American Medical Association reports1 that medical expenditures increased by 4.6% in 2019 to $3.8 trillion. This followed a 4.7% jump in 2018 and 4.6% increase in 2016. At the same time, medical waste is one of the top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions …

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Exergen Duke University Study Shows Corporate Senior Managers Endorse Ineffective Non-Contact Thermometer Screenings Against Medical Director’s Advice

Companies Implement Ineffective Screenings to Give Employees and Customers Misleading Reassurance A new study[1] published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) shows senior management overriding the advice of their medical directors regarding screening employees with non-contact thermometers. The study also shows non-contact thermometers are inaccurate, and those screenings are not recommended by …

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Exergen: New Study Shows Pro Athletes In Closed Campus “Bubble” Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 But Were Asymptomatic Did Not Transmit The Virus

A new study1 published by JAMA Network proves that individuals, in this case, young, healthy, male basketball players, who tested positive for COVID-19 but were asymptomatic, did not spread the virus despite being in a closed, isolation “bubble” over a period of months. Over approximately four months, nearly 4,000 basketball players, staff, and vendors interacted …

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Exergen Corporation Expands Into Switzerland

Signs marketing and distribution agreement with ITRIS Medical AG for the full line of professional non-invasive high-tech thermometers for hospitals and healthcare institutions   Exergen Corporation, a global leader in infrared temperature measurement technologies for medical applications, announced today that it has signed a marketing and distribution contract with ITRIS Medical AG to market the …

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Exergen: New CDC Study Reinforces Need For Accurate Temperature Taking When Screening For COVID-19

Non-Contact Thermometers Are Proven Inaccurate and Should Not Be Used   More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, there remains a disregard of proven science when it comes to how people, especially large groups in public spaces, are being screened for fever, the leading symptom of COVID-19. A new study from the Centers for …

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New Study From Top Institutions Shows Why Temperature Screening for Coronavirus With Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers Does Not Work

New Study From Top Institutions Shows Why Temperature Screening for Coronavirus With Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers Does Not Work