High-accuracy touchless thermometer for medical use cases

Every day, hospital staff all over the world performs thousands of temperature takings, and it is part of their daily routine. In most cases the thermometers used require approaching very closely the patient, who needs to be awake. Touchless solutions, until recently, offered a lower accuracy, but the new Thales high precision touchless thermometer changes this. This cutting-edge system for high-precision core body temperature measurement is the most accurate touchless thermometer on the market.

How does Thales touchless thermometer work?

Based on state of the art facial feature tracking and core body temperature measurement algorithms, Thales’ high-precision touchless thermometer quickly and easily captures and processes live images of individuals and groups of simultaneous users at a distance of up to 3 meters. Thales touchless thermometer displays detected temperature on a user-friendly interface designed for a multitude of use cases, including monitoring by hospital staff or security.

What are the benefits of Thales touchless thermometer? 

• superior measurement accuracy of +/- 0.1 C thanks to state-of-the-art face detection integration with thermal imaging 
• touchless experience (at a distance of 1-3 meters, track up to 10 faces)
• integrated internal-calibration, no need for costly and separate blackbody device for calibration, no cumbersome setup and less maintenance requirements
• bolt-on option with other medical tech systems 

What are the critical use cases for Thales touchless thermometer? 

Temperature control is crucial in medical environments, especially when treating immune-depressive patients. Following a study in an UK hospital, the NHS concluded that Thales Cogent HTD can be used for both clinical and non-clinical raised temperature screening.

In oncology wards, where patients need of regular temperature tracking, a high-precision touchless thermometer system allows real-time, better timing on bacteria culture sampling and antibiotics administration. Nurses no longer need to see each patient separately, wear protective clothing for isolation units, thus more time can be devoted to their other tasks.

In an emergency room triage, Thales system makes the measurement less intrusive and easier, lightening staff workflow and permitting instant identification of patients with high temperature.

In a neonatal intensive care unit, high-precision touchless thermometer provides real-time tracking of newborns’ temperature, without need to enter the room and approach the crib.