USA ICI Elevated Skin Temperature Detectors Examined

By Ethan Ace, Published on Apr 06, 2020

Infrared Cameras, Inc. (ICI) is aiming to help slow the spread of COVID-19 with "pinpoint accurate skin temperature measurement" using their thermal cameras, previously deployed during the H1N1, SARS, and Ebola outbreaks.

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In this post, we examine ICI's thermal temperature screening options, compare to competitors, and their market potential.

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*** ** * *****-***** developer ** ******* *******, founded ** ****, *** has **** ********* ******* temperature *********** ******* *** most ** ***** *******, in **********, *************, **********/********, and ***** *********. *** mentions **** **** **** among *** ***** ******** systems ** ******* ** SARS, ****, *** *****.

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** ****** ******* **** for ~$**,***-**,*** ***, ********* on **** ******* *** resolution. **** ******* ** similar ** *********** ******* which ******* ***** ******, such ********** ****** (*** ****), *** ****** **** models ***** ** *** require ***** ****** **** as****'* ****/****, ***** **** *** $8,000-12,000, ********* ** *****.

Standalone *** *******

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*** **** ****** ********** USB ******* ***** *** be ******** ********* ** a ******* **, **** as ********* ****************** **** * ****(***** *****) *** ****** screening.

************ ***** ***** ******* are ********* ******* * black ****, *** *** a ******* *** **** typical *********** *******, *** much ***** **** *** subject's ****, ** ****** the ******* ** ******* objects ** *********** *** increase ******** (±*.*°*).

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*** ******* **** *** ~$9,000 *** *** **, depending ** *** **** option. ********* ** ***, these ******* *** ******** mainly *** ******* *** and *** *********** *** these *********, *** *** those ******* **** **** accuracy ** *** ********** applications, *** ********** ****** may ** * ****** option.

Range / ******** ******

*** ** ****** ** specified ** ±*.*°* (*.*° F) ********, ******* ** other ********* ******* ***** use * ***** ****, such *******,*********, ********. *** ****** ** to *** ***** ***** the ** ******, *** this ******** ****** ******.

*** ********** ******** **** a ****** ****** ** a **** (*** **** And ***** ********* *****). They **** ** *** support ***** ** ******** subjects ** **** ** some *********** **** ******* to ** ** ******** multiple ******** ***/** **** areas ********** **** ******** temperatures ** *** ******'* FOV, ****** ************ **** accurate.

***'* *** ********** ******* such ** ***** **** in *** ***-**-*** ******* claim ** ** ±*.*°* accuracy, ***** **** ****** we **** ********. ***** are *** *** ******* for ****:

******* ***:*** ****** ******* *** mainly ******** *** ******* use ** ******* ********* who *** ******** ********* subjects, *** ******** *** stationary *** ** ******** file ******* * **** for ********. ******* ** this, *** ******** *** adjust *** ***** ** view ** ******** ******* the *******'* **** ** a ****** ********** **** time.
**** ****** ***:************, ********** ****** ***** of **** ** **** narrower **** ***** ********* systems, *********** ******* ** the *******'* ****. **** narrows *** *********** ***** being ******** *************, ********** accuracy, *** ****** **** pixels **** *** ***** of *** ****, *********** consistency ** ************.

Stop *** ***** ********* / ** **-***-**** ***********

***'* ******* ******* ***** to **** *** ***** still *** *********** *** remove ******* *** **** because **** ******* ********** ** *** ***, ******* ** *** forehead ** ***** ***** of *** ******* ******** by ****.

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*********** ***** *-* *******, shown ** *** ***** below, **** ** ***** sound *** *** ********* lighting **** ******** *** detected ** ********.

**** **** **** ***** is ***** **** ** FM ****** ****** ***** a ***** ***** ** view. */* ****** ********** systems ********* *** ******** fields ** ****.

** **** ***** ******* which ******* ******** ** stop *** ***********, **** as**********, **** ******** ** likely ** ******** ********, as *** ****** ** better **** ** ***** on *** ******* ****** of *** ****, *** eases ******** ********, ***** the ******* *** ** pulled *** ** **** immediately, ******* ** ******** them ** * ****** crowd.

** **** ********** ************ such ** ********, ****** control *****, ** ********, this *********** *** ***** bottlenecks, ********* ********** ********* systems ** ******** **********, drastically ********** ****. *******, measuring ** *** **** is **** ******** ******* it ** **** ********* for *** ****** ** consistently ***** *** ******* part ** *** **** due ** ******** ******* in ***** *** ********, increasing *** ******* ** false ********* *** *********.

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*** *** ******** *** 510(K) ************ ***** ******** **** temperature *******, ********* **** for *** ** *** United ****** ** ******* screening (********* * ****** examination **** ** ******** thermometer). **** ** ******** among *********** *******, **** most *********** ******* **** as *****, *********, ****, or ****** *** ***** OEMs *** *** *******.

********* ****** ******* *** clearance ** ***** ** the **, ** *********** actions ***** (*** ************ have) ******** ** ******* recalls *** *****. *** more *********** ** *** guidelines, ***:*** ***** ******** ** 'Coronavirus' ******* ***** ********* Systems.

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***'* **** ********* ** their *******, ** **** can ***** ** **+ years ** **** *********** screening ****** *** ** response ** ***** *********, such **** *** *****, as **** ** ***** FDA *********, ***** **** competitors ****** *****. ************, like ****, ***** *** of ********** ********* ** the ******* ** *** eye ***** **** ******** lens/resolution ******* ******** ******** fundamentals **** ***** ******* a ****** ****** ****** and ******** **-***-**** ***********.

*** *** **** ********** for *** *** ****** than ******* *******, **** FLIR's * ****** ***** camera ****** (**** **************) ****** ***** **** a ******* *** ****** ($8,000-15,000), *** ***** **** options **** ****** *************** ~$*,***-*,***, * ******** of ***'* *******. *** a ****** ***** *** see ******* *** ***** the **** *** ******, this ******** ** ***** may ** ********* ** justify *** ****.

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Comments (23)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

04/06/20 02:23pm

*** *** ***** ***** in *** ** ****’* stance ***** ** ** they *** ***’* ***** the ****** ******* ** still ***** ********** ******* an ****** ***********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 04/06/20 02:29pm

#*, ** *** *** issues ****:

(*) ** **** *****, all ** ***** ******* are ***** ** **** people *** *** ******** but ************ *** *** are ***** ********* ******. That's * *********** ***** for *** ******* ** the ********.

*** *******, ***** *** certainly ** *******, ** that **** ****** ** have ****** *** **** coronavirus, ** ** ****** aim ** ****** ***** people.

(*) *** ***** ***** is *** ****** ** we *** ****** ****** accurately ** * ******, outdoors, * ****** ** a ****, ***. ***** are *** **** ** are *********** **** ****** because *** ******** *****, even *** ****** ***********, are ****.

Undisclosed #9

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 09/25/20 01:59am

* **** ***** ********* Systems ** * ********* against ****** *** **** to **** ******* **** are ****. ** ** area **** ***** ** happen * ***. **************, people *** *** ****** of ***** ******* **** will ****** *** **** place **** ****** **** know **** *** ****. Fever ********* **** ** a ****** ********* ** that ******** ***** ***** companies * *** ** money, *** ** **** day *** *** *** also ****** **** ** liability.

*'** ******** ***** **** any **** ******** ** indicate **** * ****** can ** ***** ******** and ************. * ********** where *** ********** ***** from, *** ******* ** still ******* ********** **** both ***** ********* ** well ** ***** *********, so **** ** **** point, **'* **** ** say, *** * ***** favor * ********* ****** to **** **** *'* doing ********** * *** reasonably ** ** ******* employees *** ********.

Zach Segal

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #9 | 09/25/20 12:04pm

*'** ******** ***** **** any **** ******** ** indicate **** * ****** can ** ***** ******** and ************.

**** ************* ****** *** ** more ********** ****** ****** symptoms (**************):

** **** **** * person **** *****-** *** be ********** ** ** 72 ***** ****** ******** to ********** ********. ******** research ******** **** ****** may ******** ** **** likely ** ****** *** virus ** ****** ****** the ** ***** ****** they ***** ** ********** symptoms.

******** ** ** ******** cruise ******* ****** **** *** tests *** "*** ******** of *****-**-******** ******** **** asymptomatic (**%, *** ********)."

****, *****-******** **** *** mean ******* ****'* ******** in *** ****, ****** that **** *** *** currently ********.*** ****** **** ***-********* ** ****** *************** *** *** ******** not ********** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

04/06/20 02:30pm

****** *** ********** *** any ********. ***** * believe ******** ** **** (or ** ***** ****) understand ***** ** ** perfect ******** *** ****, an ******** ******* ******* can ****. ** *** at ***** ******* * way ** ****** *** peoplewho **************. ** *** *** not ***** ********, **** you're ******* ** ****** to ******/******** *** ** a **** **** ******** have * ***** ** flu. ** ** ********** I'm ***** ** ** educating ** ********* ** what ***** ********* ***'* do, *** ********* **** they ***. ** **** are ******* ** *** this ***** ** ****** out * ***** ****** (and ***** ** ****** what **'* *********** ***) then *'* **** **** happy ** **** **** a ********. * ****** to **** **** ******** and ****** *********** ********* out *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

04/06/20 02:43pm

** ** ******** **** they *** *** ********* of************************ **** ***** *** "Made ** *.*.*" *****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 04/07/20 04:28pm

*** **** ** **** they **, **** **** a ********* ****** *** the ******* **** *** unknown ******* **** # DLD640FC. **'* *** **** as *** **** ***********, software ** *** **** as **** *** ** in *******. ** *** to **** **** ** because ** *** *** plugged **** *** ***** that ** *** ** found ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 04/07/20 04:48pm

***** *** *** *********** and *******. *** ****** of "********" ***** ** comment ******* **** *** all ****** ***** ** open **** ** *** that *** **** *** understanding.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

04/06/20 03:26pm

** ***** *** **** out ***** **** ***** the ************* ** ***** reducing *** ********* ******* fevers ****** ** ***********? If * *********** ***** is *** **** ** a ******* **** *****, someone *** *** *-* acetaminophen *** **** ****** gets ******* ************* ** is ********** ***********.

** **** ** ****, then ****** *** ***** a $*** ****** **** a *** ******* ***** of ********.

Undisclosed #5

04/06/20 04:10pm

***** **** *** **** Dali

Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 04/06/20 04:56pm

****** ** ***** ****** about ****. **'** ******* out ** *** ** clarify. ** * ******, the ******** ********* ******* different, *** * *****'* yet ***** ******* ** Dali's. **'** ****** **** when ** **** **** from ***.

robert tabbara

In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/07/20 12:27am

* *** ******* **** the ******* **** ***** from * ** *******. We ******** **** **** for ***** ************ *** that ** ************ ******** us ** **** **** we ***** ***** ***** detection.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/07/20 04:31pm

** ** *** ****, we **** * ******** is ***** **** **** the **** *** *** screen ** *** ** the *** *******.

Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 04/07/20 04:36pm

****** *** **** ****! Can *** ***** ** at*****@****.***? *'* **** ** get **** ******* ** possible.

Ethan Ace

IPVM | 04/08/20 02:17am

******: ** **** ***** not *** ***** **** from ***, *** ***** from ******** ****** **** ICI ** ********** ******* cores **** ** ******** manufacturer. **'** ***** ****** to ******* **** **** ICI.

Undisclosed #7

In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/08/20 02:22am

** **** ****, ************'* ******* *********** ********* options, ******* ** ***********, and ***** ****** *********.
**'* ***** ** ** that *** ******* ******* not "*******"

Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/14/20 01:12pm

****** ** ** ******: We *** ***** ************* this. **'** ******* *********** reports ** ***'* ******** and **** **** ******* to *** *** ***** customers ** *** *** get *******. * **** hopefully **** ** ****** by ********.

Undisclosed End User #8

04/13/20 03:39pm

*** *********** ** *** ICI **-****** ******* **** in ******* ******** ****** than ******?

Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #8 | 04/16/20 04:04am

*****, * ******* ****** this ********. *** (*** pretty **** ******** *********) does *** ********* ******* use. **'* *** **** to ******* ******* ***********, and *******, ********, *** other ************* ******* **** impact ***********. **** *** it *** ** **** in * **** ** necessary, *** ** **** still ** ****** ** control ***********.

Ethan Ace

IPVM | 04/16/20 04:12am

****** ********* ***'* ********* sourcing: **'** **** ****** to *** ******** ************ from *** ** ******* what ********** *** ** using, *** ****** **** told ** *** **** have ********* **** **** use ******** *******. ***** is * ************ **** Dali, ** ****** **** pointed ***, *** **'* unclear ******* **** **** is ********* *** **** is ***'* *** ******.

*** **** ********** **** is ** **** ********* with ***** **** *** visible ****** ** ** least *** ** *** FM640/320 ****** ** * Hikvision *** ******. **'* unclear ******* ***** *** different ********** ** *** in ********* *******, *** more **** *** **** in *** ** ** reporting *** ********* ***.

** ** *** ******* from ***, **'** ****** up ****, ******* *** Dali/Hikvision ******* *** ***** to ** ****** *** some ***** *** *** either ********** **** ***** them ** ****** ****** not **.

Lynn Harold

06/06/20 12:22pm

* **** ** *** widely ******** ** **** and ******* **** ****** and ***** ********* **** using ***** ******* *******, but ** ****** *****/** on * ****** ***** site *** ****** ******* showed *** ******* ** use ** * ********* setting. ***** ****'** ************?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Lynn Harold | 06/06/20 12:29pm

* ***'* **** *** details ** **** ****** is ***** *** **'* a ******** ******* ** I ***** ****** ****** has ****** ******* ***** cameras *** ** ****** using ******** ****.

Mark Allen

07/20/20 02:20pm

****** ********** ********* ********* (Sunday) ****** ****** **** clearly ****** *** ******* in ****** ********* ** employee ***** ********* ****** scanning *** **** ************.

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