ICI responding to all global health crises of this millennium. Prior to COVID-19, ICI supplied governments, frontline health responders, non-profits, and corporations with the temperature screening systems that were needed to contain the spread of SARS, H1N1, and Ebola.

Accuracy is extremely important with any thermal imager used for temperature screening. We follow the best practice recommendations outlined by ISO 13154-2017 and FDA guidance documents to maximize accuracy and get the most precise results.

Any system utilized for this application should be either a “plug and play” ready to use system or have the capability of being utilized in a more integrated manner. How these are deployed is at the end user’s discretion, however, it is best to operate under the ISO 13154-2017 / FDA guidance and allow your program and process to grow with the ever-changing landscape of these statutes.

A temperature reference is a “cavity” that is present in the field of view of the individual being screened. This reference device provides a constant steady temperature by which a Thermal imager can provide an absolute temperature measurement of the inner canthus(tear duct). Without the use of an accurate temperature reference, thermal imagers will only produce relative temperature measurements, which is not sufficient for human febrile screening according to ISO 13154-2017 and FDA guidances.

A thermal imaging system is a non-contact, non-invasive, passive imaging system that is measuring the thermal energy that is emitted, or given off, by the human body. A thermometer is a contact device that is typically applied to the skin or other body cavity to achieve a core temperature measurement.

Thermal imaging systems, through proprietary software, can provide an estimated core temperature, as well as a surface temperature.