Parents around the world have all experienced the struggle of trying to take their kids temperature, but soon there could be an app for that. “Fraden Corporation has been granted a patent that may in the future allow the smart phone to become an accurate medical diagnosing instrument that, without physical contact, can instantly measure someones temperature.”
The way this would work is the app on the phone would detect the intensity of the invisible infrared light. The infrared sensor would be located next to the camera. One must hold the phone about 1 inch away from the baby’s or patient’s temple. The phone will then just take the temperature and the result is there within a second.
Not only is this invention fast-resulting and very easy to use, it is also very convenient and hassle-free. The best part about the infrared thermometer is that if you have your phone, you have your thermometer. Also, there is no physical contact, which is probably the feature that parents appreciate the most, because no one likes to see their baby cry.
This product doesn’t just measure the temperature of people, it also can determine the temperature of a surface such as a stove, baby’s bath water, or even something in a science lab experiment. The infrared thermometer has a wide range in which it can measure. Starting at -22 ºF, it can measure a max temperature of 400 ºF. As you can see, the infrared thermometer is a breakthrough in not only technology but also health and safety, because it does have the potential to save lives.