Thermofocus BV-1500 "5 in 1" Family Fever Thermometer

by Thermofocus

Product Features

• First and only FDA registered ?non-contact? medical thermometer - Totally hygienic
• Fast - Thermometer reading in 1 second!
• Easy to use - One button operation
• Clinically Accurate - Meets or exceeds strict ASTM and CE standards

Product Description

Thermofocus is the most advanced, clinically accurate and totally safe device to measure body temperature on the market today.� Convenient and easy to use, Thermofocus uses internationally patented, state-of-the-art Infrared technology.� Indeed, it is the first and only FDA registered �non-contact� medical thermometer.� The device enables the temperature of adults and children to be taken without touching the skin, simply by moving the thermometer close to the forehead at the distance indicated by the device.� With Thermofocus, there is no need to place the thermometer into any part of your or your baby�s body.� A sleeping baby (or patient) will not be awakened when Thermofocus is used nor will they be caused any discomfort by the device if they are awake. This Non-Contact, Totally Hygienic device helps avoid the spread of contact-transferred illnesses from one family member to another or from one patient to another. Measures in Fahrenheit or Centigrade. Recalls previous 9 readings from memory. Extra added features: also measures baby bottle temperature, bath water, food, ambient room temperatures or other surface temperatures. Manufacturer�s 2 year warranty.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 2.6 x 7.9 inches ; 7.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013TPCB4
• UPC: 026141015000 835123002392
• Item model number: BV-1500
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,341 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #93 in Health & Personal Care > Health Care > Thermometers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thermofocus themometer, August 25, 2008

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K. Mras (California USA) - See all my reviews
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I have the original model and this one. I am a school nurse and am using both of these in my office and just love the ease and quick accurate readings I get using them. The instructions say to use it on the forhead and that the forehead needs to be dry or it will reflect the laser light. In darkness you just hold down the laser light button until it is one circle on the forehead (dry) and let go and get the temp. Use the memory button to get your reading once you are in a lit room. It reads low when kids have not eaten breakfast or have drank something cold. It can be used on the carotid artery in the neck area also. I have a backup B&D digital mouth thermometer to get a second reading if I have any questions. This might be needed once or twice a day max. Love this as there is no spit to be touching and my severe disable kids are not bothered with it. I have used this for 6 hours a day for the last 10 months and all I had to do was change the battery. Love love love this product. KMRN

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent non-contact thermometer, October 9, 2009

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BookReviewer (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews

This product arrives in packaging with a manual and an instructional CD-ROM. I would advise the company to forget the expense of the CD-ROM and just stick with the manual. A simple flash video on their website could illustrate use of the device.

Essentially one takes temperature by holding down a button and bringing the thermometer towards the surface to read. When the two projected red dots converge, the button is released and an infrared reading is obtained and stored in memory as well.

The converged dot ends up being only about 1.5 cm in diameter at the correct reading distance - under an inch and it is not hard to find an area to read. The correct reading distance is about 2 inches away.

The manual recommends the central forehead, but I have gotten temperatures matching true core temp a little better by measuring a little to the side in the temporal area, possibly due to better temporal artery perfusion.

Note that alternate reading sites are recommended for those with heavy sweat on the forehead or makeup. Also, immediately after heavy physical activity, readings may be less reliable.

The genius of a noncontact thermometer is that there is no part that contacts a sick child or patient, and thus reduced risk of spread via the thermometer. Also, there are no little plastic covers to have to re-buy (and hope that they still make them), unlike the ear thermometers and many of the digital oral thermometers. Finally, no contact means that it can be performed on sleeping children and the degree of cooperation necessary is less.

A great product for cold and flu season. It replaces an ear thermometer for us that was not always fun to use in fussy children and we always regretted waking them at night to use the ear thermometer. Moderately expensive, but as a home-use consumer (and as a physician) I recommend this.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I use this in my health office as a school nurse, September 26, 2007

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K. Mras (California USA) - See all my reviews
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I was given this infrared thermometer as a tester equipment for my school health office. I service the medically fragile students and this has been a very nice, accurate, fast temp taking thermometer. It reads in less than 3 seconds and is quite accurate if used properly. Just read the directions. I like that it never touches a student's body/mouth therefore no spread of germs between patients. I may buy one for my home use. KMRN