Braun Thermoscan 7 IRT6520 Thermometer European Version Clear

This Braun Thermoscan 7 IRT6520 Thermometer comes with everything you need to start using it. You get 20 caps, 2 batteries, an excellent storage case and the scanner. It works as it should and seems accurate enough for checking sick persons. One thing mentioned by another reviewer was having to set the age of the person being tested each time you use it and that is true but not really hard to do and it really doesn't matter what you set it on, baby, child, or adult, as the temperature number output is the same for all. That feature is only for the built in alert for the different ages since, yes, 'normal' temperature is different for the three age groups but the temperature number output doesn't change on the screen so if all you want to know is the temperature number then any setting will work. It is also backlit display so reading in the dark is really easy. Thank goodness this takes regular batteries so no need to keep the some 2032 computer batteries around. Read more

OK... I've gotten sick of the taste of my rectal thermometer (yeah, yeah... an old joke) so I decided to get something new. Really, I was just having a hard time getting a consistent reading from our old oral thermometer (and it's hard to see the silver line on the old-school glass thermometer anyway). I've always been happy with Braun products and this wasn't crazy expensive like the newer $90-120 units and the reviews seemed more consistent, so I decided this was a winner. When I'm sick or I'm caring for someone who is, I don't need to be messing with Bluetooth and apps... I just want to know the temp quickly and accurately. I just got my unit and had it working within 3-4 minutes of opening the box. I took my own temperature 5 times in a row and got 98.0 once and 98.2 four times. That's pretty solid and reliable, so I'm happy. I also ordered 2 extra boxes of probe covers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FWXJJG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And a case to keep the manual, extra covers and tool all in one place: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MDT6DXB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MDT6DXB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Read more

This thermometer is amazing, especially with multiple little children in the house. We were previously using the Innovo Medical Forehead and Ear (Dual Mode) Thermometer which is absolute junk. It was giving me so many different readings and I never knew which to believe. This became irritating especially when my 2 year old daughter was running a fever and I never knew what it was or even close to it, which is extremely important when trying to treat a fever appropriately. I got this one in the mail today and immediately tested it against the other and this one was hands down better. It was more accurate, faster and I love that it comes with the protective caps and a storage holder for protection. I also love the age feature since we have multiple small children and the little ones are more vulnerable. Excellent thermometer and I recommend the 7 to any parent! Read more

This thermometer was a replacement to a similar older Braun that we had. It broke after more than 12 years of use.. We were sad as when that happened as it was a good an reliable. As we were in the market for a new thermometer, we tried a few different temporal head scanner types. They were convenient but not accurate. Sometimes missing high fevers by about 1 or 2 degrees. because they require scanning the temperature from the hottest location of the forehead. Unless you buy the professional grade temporal scanners, they are usually only "spot" checking the temperature meaning if you are not scanning the hottest spot, then you might end up missing the actual temperature being measured. With an ear thermometer, there is less of a chance of that happening. What I don't like about this thermometer is that every time you turn it on, it defaults to the infant mode and you have to change it to an child / adult mode before using it to measure. This is two more button steps to do than my previous Braun thermometer. Annoying but not totally inconvenient to do. I understand the importance of having the correct setting before using when checking infant temperatures. Too bad this was not something that could be automated have both readings show up (adult/infant) then you decide which one to choose. Glad I picked this product and looking forward to years of use again! Read more

We purchased this Thermoscan after our old one just died one day. We "upgraded" from the IRT4xxx to IRT6xxx. We loved the 4xxx, so were a bit worried about "helpful" changes made to the 6xxx. Ultimately, I've been very pleased with the 6xxx. It registers temperatures fast and seems to be accurate. Only drawback is that after turning on, you MUST set the age range of the patient from one of three choices. We've had some user problems where we did temperature measurements with the wrong age range set, resulting in an incorrect temperature reading. Upon fixing the range, all is good, but it's a bit annoying that the IRT6xxx doesn't remember the previously-set range so that we're not having to constantly re-select the older ranges now that our kids are grown into only that range. Read more