September 26, 2000

TERUMO Releases Lunacheck II, Multifunctional-Electronic Thermometer for Women with Temperature Prediction Function World's first 90 seconds measurement for basal body temperature

On October 1, 2000, Tokyo based TERUMO Corporation will start marketing Lunacheck II at pharmacies and drugstores throughout Japan, that can make predictive measurement for the woman's basal body temperature speedy for average 90 seconds.

The FY2000 sales target is 20,000 units at a retail price of \13,500 (excluding tax).

Measuring the basal body temperature at the fixed time each morning is important for women to know and control their own physical condition. Using an ordinary thermometer, it requires so much time about 5 minutes to make this measurement that some women often forgot or give up the measurement for its troublesome or lack of time. The Lunacheck II with predictive function measures their basal body temperature for just 90 seconds, which speedy measurement should make women feel easy for use even in the rushed morning. Also the Lunacheck II has the actual measurement mode for about 5 minutes. In addition, the Lunacheck II includes various convenient functions ?Gthe auto-memory of 240-day measurement results, the presumption of next ovulation and menses dates, wake-up alarm, and auto-graphic indication of measurement results.

Product Features

1. World's first 90 seconds body temprature-measurement
   World's first 90-second predictive function is added to the actual measurement mode requiring about 5 minutes in the thermometer for measuring women's' basal body temperature.
2. Presumption of the date of next ovulation next menses, and expected childbirth.
   This thermometer can presume these dates only when it memorizes stable basal body temperature data for three or more menstrual cycles in the program. Women who expects babies can be easy to take the chance of pregnancy by knowing their next ovulation date in advance.
3. Short tip The distance between the balloon and the tip has been reduced for smoother passage of the catheter through blood vessels, and for treating diseased sections of curved arteries.
4. Record the data of their own physical conditions
   For memorandums of six kinds of their own physical conditions ?Gmenses, fevers , taking medicines, secreta, menorrhalgia , and sexual intercourse.
5. Simple auto-graphic indication
   Four-phased graphic indication which can be easy to discriminate between high- and low-temperature phases, and also trace back to the previous data.
6. Wake-up alarm
   Calls attention at the fixed time each morning to keep their measurement accuracy.
7. Compact size
   Small size enough to keep at the bedside or carry in a purse.

What is basal body temperature?

The basal body temperature means one's resting body temperature , which should be available by measuring it in the bed soon after awaking in the morning. The pattern of the basal body temperature pattern of a healthy woman follows a cycle of a low temperatures phase and a high temperatures one determined by the menses cycle. Continuous-recording of the basal body temperature can help women control their pregnancy or contraception, and be aware of their physical condition by themselves.

The following can be recognized by the pattern of basal body temperature: ! Ovulation Condition.

Two-phased pattern of basal body temperature between high and low temperature phases is caused by ovulation and secretion of progestational hormone that works the body temperature raising. If the basal body temperature does not have these two-phased pattern, there is a possibility of menses without ovulation.

• Ovulation Date
  Ovulation occurs several days after the lowest basal body temperature around the end of the low-temperature phase. Some women with menstrual irregularities can't clearly read out their ovulation date from their pattern, however, the high-temperature phase lasting 9 days or more is considered that ovulation has occurred.
• Pregnancy Basically, a high-temperature phase lasting 16 days shows the possibility of pregnancy. However, progestational hormone may be secreted for about 18 the days even when not pregnant. So, a high-temperature phase lasting 21 days or more is regarded as pregnancy in general.