A Mild Fever is an Early Indicator

Spirit Medical of Cincinnati, OH announced a new front line defense against SARS. SMI's Spirit 160 S infrared camera can be used for scanning groups of passengers or individuals for the high temperatures associated with possible SARS infection when traveling into the United States or other countries.  It is a non contact, non-invasive system.

SARS Scan™ is a lightweight infrared camera that is held like a flashlight and scans an individual's face. A temperature of only 1 degree Farenheit over the normal body temperature of 98.6 instantly results in an alarm. The 'suspect individual' can then be singled out for further testing for SARS. Most importantly, the infrared scan is not harmful, and is a non-invasive, non-contact system.

SARS Scan is a practical solution and most useful at any point where passengers are leaving or arriving a foreign country via aircraft, ship, train, and bus, or at immigration control points.  On-board passenger scans by transportation personnel such as flight attendants is simple but effective.

SARS Scan incorporates advanced optical and thermal flow algorithms to configure a system to identify a single person with elevated temperature in a group! The systems incorporates the Spirit 160 S and a laptop computer.

The infrared camera is ruggedized and measures only 6.5"long x 2.5" wide and 3.0" high. It weighs less than pound. It runs on a self-contained battery with an operating life of 6-8 hours between charges.

FMI: www.sextoncorp.com