Thermomedics, Inc. articles

PICO Question
In PACU patients do temperatures obtained with the temporal artery and no touch thermometers compare favorably to temperatures by an oral electronic thermometer?

Significance/Evidence Summary

• The American  Society   of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses (ASPAN), Does not fully support the use of tympanic thermometers in PACU
• Our PACU staff are hesitant to use tympanic devices and to use alternative means

Background. Healthcare personnel prefer devices that maximize efficiency while minimizing cross-contamination as well as cost. The Caregiver® (Thermomedics, Inc., Miami. FL), a new infrared non-contact forehead thermometer has been developed for clinical professional use. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical accuracy and repeatability of the Caregiver as compared to measurements obtained with an oral electronic thermometer in a family clinic and an out-patient pedia

Background: The CAREGIVER Thermometer Model PRO-TF300 (Thermomedics Inc., Delray Beach, FL) is a non-contact clinical professional thermometer used to read human body temperature in children and adults through the determination of infrared energy from the middle of the forehead. The purpose of this paper is to describe the methods an

Background. The CAREGIVER® Model PRO-TF200 and PRO-TF300 (Thermomedics, Miami, FL) are non-contact clinical professional thermometers used to read human body temperature in children and adults through the determination of infrared energy from the middle of the forehead. Both models function identically, thus they will be referred to hereafter as "CAREGIVER". The purpose of this paper is to describe the methods and findings of the CAREGIVER`S validation for clinical use.