Product Description; Intended Use And Contraindications; Warnings And Precautions - Braun ThermoScan 7+ Quick Start Manual

Product description

(see page 1)
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Disposable lens filter (a box of 20 is supplied + 1 already installed)
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Probe tip
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Probe
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ExacTemp® light
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Lens filter ejector
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Display
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a AgeSmart™ button b Night Mode button
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Power button
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Start button
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Battery door (2 X 1 .5V type AA (LR6) batteries)
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Protective case

Intended use and contraindications

The Braun ThermoScan® Ear thermometer is intended to be used by home users for intermittent measurement of the
body temperature of patients having ages ranging from normal weight (full term) new-born to geriatric adult .
This thermometer is not intended for clinical use in a professional environment and are for home usage only .
The AgeSmart™ feature is not intended for pre-term babies or small-for-gestational age babies .
This thermometer is not intended to interpret hypothermic temperatures .
Do not allow children under 12 to take their temperatures unattended .
Use of the IRT6525 is not intended as a substitute for consultation with your physician .

Warnings and Precautions

• Please consult your physician if you see symptoms such as unexplained irritability, vomiting,
diarrhea, dehydration, changes in appetite or activity, seizure, muscle pain, shivering, stiff neck,
pain when urinating, etc . in spite of any colour of the background light or absence of fever .
• Please consult your physician if the thermometer shows elevated temperature (yellow or red
background lights) .
The operating ambient temperature range for this thermometer is 10 – 40 °C (50 – 104 °F) . Do not expose the
thermometer to temperature extremes (below -25 °C / -13 °F or over 55 °C / 131 °F) or excessive humidity (>95% RH) .
This thermometer must only be used with genuine Braun ThermoScan® disposable lens filter (LF 40) .
To avoid inaccurate measurements always use this thermometer with a new, clean lens filter attached .
If the thermometer is accidentally used without a lens filter attached, clean the lens (see «Care and cleaning» section) .
Keep lens filter out of reach of children .
This thermometer is intended for household use only . This product is not intended to diagnose any disease, but is a
useful screening tool for temperature . Use of this thermometer is not intended as a substitute for consultation with
your doctor .
This thermometer is not intended for pre-term babies or small-for-gestational age newborn babies (birth to 4
weeks of age). Pre-term is defined as babies born before 37 weeks of gestation . Small-for-gestational-age is defined as
a newborn baby, born at 37 weeks or later, with a weight below the 10th percentile for newborn babies of the same
gestational age . The AgeSmart™ feature is not intended to interpret hypothermic temperatures . Do not allow children
to take their temperatures unattended .
Do not modify this equipment without authorization of the manufacturer .
Parents/guardians should call the pediatrician upon noticing any unusual sign(s) or symptom(s) .
For example, a child who exhibits irritability, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, seizure, changes in appetite or activity,
even in the absence of fever, or who exhibits a low temperature, may still need to receive medical attention .
Children who are on antibiotics, analgesics, or antipyretics should not be assessed solely on temperature readings to
determine the severity of their illness .
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Temperature elevation as indicated by AgeSmart™ may signal a serious illness, especially in adults who are old, frail,
have a weakened immune system, or neonates and infants . Please seek professional advice immediately when there is a
temperature elevation and if you are taking temperature on:
• neonates and infants under 3 months (consult your doctor immediately if the temperature exceeds 37 .4 °C
or 99 .4 °F)
• patients over 60 years of age
• patients having diabetes mellitus or a weakened immune system (e .g . HIV positive, cancer chemotherapy, chronic
steroid treatment, splenectomy)
• patients who are bedridden (e .g . nursing home patient, stroke, chronic illness, recovering from surgery)
• a transplant patient (e .g . liver, heart, lung, kidney)
Fever may be blunted or even absent in elderly patients .
This thermometer contains small parts that can be swallowed or produce a choking hazard to children . Always keep the
thermometer out of children's reach .
AgeSmart™ colour-coded display
Clinical research shows the definition of fever changes as newborns grow into children and children grow into adults
Braun's AgeSmart™ takes the guesswork out of interpreting temperature for the entire family .
Simply use the AgeSmart™ button to select the appropriate age setting, take a temperature and the colour-coded
display will glow green, yellow or red to help you understand the temperature reading .
Herzog L, Phillips S . Addressing Concerns About Fever . Clinical Pediatrics . 2011; 50(#5): 383-390 .
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How to use your Braun ThermoScan®
1 . Remove the thermometer from the protective case .
2 . Push the Power button .
During an internal self-check, the display shows all segments . Then the last temperature taken
will be displayed for 5 seconds .
3 . The lens filter indicator will blink to signal one is needed .
To achieve accurate measurements, make sure a new, clean lens filter is in
place before each measurement .
Attach a new lens filter by pushing the thermometer probe straight into
the lens filter inside the box and then pulling out .
Note: The Braun ThermoScan® will not work unless a lens filter is attached .
4 . Select age with AgeSmart™ button as shown below . Press button to toggle through each
age group .
NOTE: You must select an age in order to take a measurement .
36 Months-
0-3 Months 3-36 Months
adult
The thermometer is ready to take a temperature when the display looks like the images below .
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