INTRODUCTION
The Sanomedics Professional Series Non-Contact Thermometer has been developed using
the latest in infrared technology. This technology allows the user to take a patient’s temp-
erature via the temporal artery (TA), at a distance of about 2 inches from the forehead.
Precise, instantaneous and without physical contact, the Sanomedics Professional Series
Non-Contact Thermometer limits the spread of germs, and is the most suitable system for
no risk temperature measurement. Additionally it has been demonstrated that this method
of TS temperature measurement is more precise than tympanic thermometry
(ear thermometer), and better tolerated than rectal thermometry (1). However, as with any
type of thermometer, it is essential to utilize the Sanomedics Professional Series
Non-Contact Thermometer properly in order to obtain reliable and stable results.
You are therefore advised to read this entire instruction manual as well as all safety
precautions carefully before use.
(1) Greenes D, Fleisher G, Accuracy of a Noninvasive Temporal Artery Thermometer for
Use in Infants, Arch Pediatric Adolescent Medicine 2001;155:376.
HOW THE NON-CONTACT PROFFESIONAL THERMOMETER WORKS
All objects—solid, liquid or gas—emit energy by radiation. The intensity of this energy
depends on the temperature of the object. The Non-Contact Professional Thermometer is
able to measure the temperature of your body by measuring the energy emitted by your
body. An external temperature probe on the device, which analyzes and registers ambient
temperature, takes this measurement, the temperature is then displayed on the
digital screen.
When the user aims the thermometer at the patient’s forehead, above the right eye
(see below), this activates the infrared radiation sensor. The temperature measurement is
taken instantly by detection of the infrared heat generated by arterial blood flow. Body heat
can therefore be measured without any interference from the heat of the
surrounding environment.
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It is essential to use the Non-Contact Professional Thermometer in the way it was intended. You are therefore
advised to read this instruction manual and the safety precautions carefully before use.
Utilizing the Non-Contact Professional Thermometer in any way other than depicted in this manual may void the
warranty of your unit.
The Non-Contact Professional Thermometer ships pre-calibrated, but it is recommended for most accurate results
that the instrument be calibrated per the Initial Set-Up instructions on page 7.