ADI Violates FDA - "Monitor Multiple People's Body Temperatures At Once"

By Conor Healy and John Honovich, Published Mar 09, 2021, 09:02am EST

ADI is touting body temperature detection systems despite the fact that the US FDA has publicly warned against such usage.

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ADI, as the world's largest security systems distributor, with $2+ billion annual sales, has significant power over products sold and setting expectations among dealers, integrators, and installers.

Inside this note, we examine what ADI is marketing, what the FDA's position is and how ADI's negligence fosters wasted money and decreased public safety.

ADI *********

*** "***** ** ********* *** Thermal ****** ******* *******"********:

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** ******** *** *********, ADI ************ ******* *** says **** ****** ** respond. *******, ** ** publication, *** *** *** retracted ** ******* **** guide.

[****** ***** ****: *** has ******* *** **** 'multiple'.]

***'* ******* ******* *********** *** ******** *** with *** ******* ** heavily ******* ***-*** ******* fever *******, ** **** excerpt **** ***** *** 2020 **** **** *****:

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**** ********* **** ** 2021, ** *** ******* promotion ** *** ***** / ***** *** ********** temperature ******* ***** *****:

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FDA ****** *** ******* ******* ******** ****** ********

**** ****,*** *** ****** * public ********* "******** *** *** marketing" ** ********, ***** described ********** ******* **** multi-person *********. ************, *** FDA ****** *** ********* multiple ******, *********:

************* **** ****** ** be ******* ***** ******* imaging *******scan ******** *********** simultaneously....

*** *** ** **** aware **** **** ***** are *********unapproved, ********* *** ************ thermal imaging devices intended to measure human body temperature, including measuring multiple ***********’ ************ ************** [emphasis added]

** ***, ** ******* have ******** ******* ******* from *** ******, *** marketing ** *****-****** ********* was ****** ** ** issue ** ***. ******* Maisel, * ***** ******* Officer ** *** ***, stated:

Improper *** *** ********* ** ******* ******* ******* *** **** ** ********** *********** ******** *** **** * ********* ****** ** ****** ******. As part of the FDA’s ongoing commitment to transparency to the American public, the agency is providing important information to users about the correct use of these devices and is warning certain firms that the *** **** *** ******** ***** ********* ** ********** *** *********** ********. [emphasis added]

*** ***'* ****** **** as*** ********** **** ************* ****-******** **** ********, ***** ***** * temperature ************ ************ ********* at **** ** ******* popular *********** ********* *******.

ADI **** ******* **** ******

***** ******* ******** ********* have *** ******* **** safety ** ********* *********** screening **** ******** ********** and *** **********, *** has ******** ********* ***** its ***** **** *** the ********* ** ******** vet **** **** ****, if **** ** *******.

*** ** ****, ** not *****, ** ****** boxes *** ******* ***** promotions. *** *** ***** make *** ***** * safer *** **** ****** if **** ****** ***** moderately **** ********* *** time ** ******** *** and ********** ****** **** they *****.

Comments (8)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

03/09/21 11:39am

******* *** **** **** introduce ***** *** ******* products **** **** **** temperature **** *** ******** based ** **** ****** expressions & ******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 03/09/21 12:03pm

*** ***** *** *** funny *** **** ***** ADI ******* *** ****** a *-*** ***** ****** before ******* **, ********* from **** ****:

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 03/10/21 09:21pm

********, ** *** *****. A ***** ** ***** helps...

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Max Protein

03/10/21 03:28pm

** **** **** *** 510k ******* ** ***-******** models?

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Conor Healy

IPVMU Certified | 03/10/21 03:41pm

*** *** *** ******* marketing ** ******** ****** screening. *** **** *** been ******* ** ***:

******* ********** ********* *******, thermal ********** ** *** other ******** ********, *** should ****** *** *** proper ********** ****** ***-** and ********* ** ****** the *********** ***. ************, the *.*. **** *** Drug ************** ********** **** limitations ** ******* ********** when **** ** **** the *********** ** ******** people ** *** **** time, *** **** ****** be ***** **** ************* for *** *************.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Conor Healy | 03/10/21 09:20pm

*****; ******* ******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 03/10/21 09:25pm

*** ******* ** **** ADI's ****** ** ********* and ********* **** **** guided **** *****-****** *********** screening ** ********. ******** words ** *** ***** ADI ***** **.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

03/10/21 09:51pm

**** ** ***; **** this ********* ** ****** to **** ***** ** the ******* ** *** foolish **** ******* ** use *** ********** **** such * *** ***** record ** ********** ********** in *** ***** *****. We ******* *** **** better **** ****....**** ** we ****'*, *** ** sounded **** ** ** head.

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