The FeverScan M3000D system works by reading the facial temperature of people within its view. It is a noninvasive mass screening tool that health officials can use to identify people who need closer examinations. Individuals with elevated body temperatures above a predefined value, such as in the case of a fever, can be visually identified and then further assessed by health personnel.
Fever scanning systems were first implemented for use at airports during the 2003 SARS outbreak, and demand for this type of thermal screening has increased.
"We are pleased to be able to assist governments and businesses with our product in an effort to contain an extremely serious infectious disease," noted James Zahn, Cantronic's President and CEO. "Based on our earlier announcement and our track record in providing thermal scanners for fever detection during the 2003 SARS outbreak, we have received calls from all over the world. The number of inquiries and product orders during the past few days is a testament to the quality and reliability of our FeverScan thermal imaging camera system."
About Cantronic
Cantronic Systems Inc. manufactures, distributes, and provides training and services in the fields of infrared vision and video security surveillance technologies, specializing in passive and active infrared cameras, infrared illuminators, low-light infrared sensitive CCD cameras, and long-range night vision surveillance systems for demanding homeland security and surveillance application.
Cantronic holds a valid medical device manufacturing license and is a manufacturer and distributor of its fever-scan thermal-imaging camera systems, which have been widely deployed in public facilities, such as airports, railway stations, and border crossings, worldwide during the SARS (Avian/Bird Flu) outbreak in 2003.
Cantronic, through its U.S. subsidiary QWIP Technologies Inc., holds a worldwide, exclusive license from the California Institute of Technology to produce and sell infrared detectors and sensors based on Caltech's Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector technology.