The Tempa•DOT™ Sterile, Single Use (Disposable) Clinical Thermometer
is our most popular product. It is specifically designed for
high-accuracy and for the prevention of cross-contamination that can
expose patients to infections such as C.difficile, MRSA, Norovirus, and
Rotavirus. These infections are easily spread through casual
person-to-person and object-to-person contact. Tempa•DOT™ thermometers
circumvent this risk by eliminating the use of reusable equipment (which
often carries infectious disease) and by providing a clean, sterile
instrument that is used with a single patient and then discarded.
Medical professionals have used Tempa•DOT™ for over 25 years in acute
care hospitals, physician’s offices, dialysis centers, clinics and long
term care facilities. It is a proven medical device that is used
around the world. Tempa•DOT™ is US FDA listed; is manufactured under
Quality System ISO 13485 (2003); meets European Standard prEN.12470-2;
and carries a CE Mark. All manufacturing is performed in the United
States.
Tempa•DOT™ Thermometers provide a fast and accurate reading in one minute. To use: unwrap the thermometer and place the thermometer
in the patient’s mouth; wait one minute; remove the thermometer; wait
10 seconds; read the temperature scale looking for the last blue dot;
discard when finished. Axillary (underarm) temperature measurements can
be taken with this thermometer, leaving it in place for 3 minutes.
For example, the temperatures recorded above reads 98.6°F and 38.7°C.
Tempa•DOT thermometers can measure both oral and axillary body
temperatures in the range of 96.0°F to 104.8°F/35.5°C to 40.4°C.
Although Tempa•DOT™ may appear simplistic, its accuracy is the same as,
or better than other thermometers commonly used in a healthcare
setting. Each of the “dots” has its own formulated temperature point
that “fires” at a specific temperature. When a temperature point (dot)
fires, its color changes from brown to blue. The number of temperature
dots that fire depends upon the patient’s temperature. The last blue
dot will indicate the patient’s oral or axillary temperature reading to
an accuracy of ±0.2ºF/±0.1ºC.
Other benefits:
- Safe, non-toxic, mercury-free, latex-free
- Non-breakable
- No calibration required
- No batteries required
- No equipment to monitor
- Package contents can be divided for use in multiple areas