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How it works


Thermofocus collects at distance the infrared emissions that all the objects and the living beings diffuse in relation with the body's superficial characteristics and in a bigger proportion when the body temperature is high.
Thermofocus takes the body temperature on the forehead. The forehead is the perfect place where to take the temperature because it is supplied by the temporal artery, that receives blood from the aorta and the carotid which ensure a significant blood flow in that area; moreover the forehead is the only part of the head in direct contact with the brain that is not covered with hair.
The brain is the most delicate organ of our body and it is the one that can be more damaged by temperature excesses.
At the same time the head is the first part of the body that changes its temperature when in a feverish state, both when fever is raising and when it is getting lower.
 

What is the normal temperature?

It is very important to know that it does not exist an only one "normal" temperature for everybody: everybody has his own temperature that varies during the day also on the basis of the person's physical or mental activities (the cry in case of a baby). Moreover, the temperature changes from area to area and it can be influenced by the external temperature and by various factors, according to the kind of measurement. Also the temperature differences between the various areas (frontal, oral, axillary, rectal, tympanic) changes from person to person.

Following the dissipation of heat that the non-protected parts of the body undergo, the normal temperature that can be taken on a person's forehead is usually lower than the one of other covered parts. For this reason, Thermofocus' internal software automatically applies a correction to give a value that is approximately comparable to the oral temperature (that is usually lower than rectal one, with a variable value between 0,3 and 0,8°C). The temperature taken with Thermofocus on the forehead of a healthy person can usually vary from 35 to 38°C, but in some cases, above all in adults and in elderly people, it can be lower than 35°C.
A person who has a forehead temperature that is usually low, will have a lower feverish state's threshold if compared to a person whose temperature is normally higher and vice versa.
For this reason, to better assess possible feverish states, it is convenient to know the temperature of every single family member, when in ideal health conditions and in the various moments of the day.

The instrument does not require additional costs and particular cares.
The only necessary maintenance, when the instrument is not used, is simply to avoid that dust or dirt enter in the golden wave guide placed inside the instrument's prod, protecting it with its protective cap.

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