PositiveID Corporation, a developer of biological detection
and diagnostic solutions, has reignited the sales and marketing of the
Caregiver® non-contact thermometer following its acquisition of Thermomedics,
Inc. (“Thermomedics”), which markets the device. Caregiver is the world’s first
non-contact, FDA-cleared, infrared thermometer approved for clinical use.
Caregiver is a user-friendly, hand-held device that when
activated, inches away from the forehead, produces a highly accurate
temperature reading in 1-2 seconds. Caregiver has been proven safe and reliable
for use on adults, children and infants. The manufacturing and FDA expertise
that the Thermomedics team brings to PSID is expected to be an invaluable asset
while PSID continues development and testing of its Firefly Dx, a highly
anticipated point-of-need, hand-held polymerase chain reaction (PCR) pathogen
detection system. Thermomedics has established agreements with several leaders
in the health care product distribution field, and recently signed on with five
new distributors. This broad distribution network is expected to boost monthly
sales and create additional near-term pipeline opportunities.
The non-contact thermometer industry has grown rapidly in
the past few years, largely due to mass outbreaks of contagious diseases like
Ebola and Zika where fever is an initial symptom. The non-contact feature of
Caregiver greatly decreases chances of interpersonal contamination and spread.
The hand-held, no-touch thermometer seems to have emerged as the most popular
for Ebola screenings, doctors say, because it’s fast, easy to use, noninvasive,
accurate, relatively inexpensive, and minimizes the chance of spreading
illness. The Centers for Disease Control goes on to say, “No-touch thermometers
are useful, in part, because they’re unlikely to pass infection from person to
person.”
During the height of the Ebola outbreaks in Africa, many
large airports in the United States used the Caregiver thermometer to screen
passengers returning from travel in affected areas. Currently, the spread and
concern surrounding the Zika virus has been widely publicized. Zika virus is a
disease that usually occurs in tropical environments and is spread to humans
primarily via mosquito bites. The symptoms are mild and can be initially
confused with viruses from the same family such as dengue fever until the
patient has undergone further diagnosis from health care professionals. The
symptoms can include fever, joint pain, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and a rash.
There is speculation that Zika can cause devastating harm to unborn fetuses
when infection occurs during pregnancy.
Caregiver’s capability to revolutionize the way hospitals,
airports, and virtually all arenas are able to record the temperatures of large
volumes of people quickly, effectively, and in a non-invasive manner, could be
a game changer for the health care industry. The non-contact thermometer market
is growing exponentially around the world, and the market as a whole is
projected to reach $1 billion by 2020.
Content Provided by Stuart Smith, CEO for SmallCapVoice.com,
Inc.
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