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Elenium Automation gains Australian regulatory approval for health screening kiosk

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February 24, 2021

Melbourne, Australia-based Elenium Automation this week became the first company granted regulatory approval for its fever detection kiosk, HealthGate, as a medical device, according to a press release.

HealthGate offers automated health screening for entry into public facilities such as healthcare centers, event venues and workplaces.

The system uses a proprietary multi-spectrum sensor array, which leverages artificial intelligence to detect the appropriate region of interest on a person's face and accurately measures if they have a fever.

"HealthGate takes accurate readings of specific areas on a person's face like the inner canthi or the tear duct, where the blood vessels are near the surface of their skin. This is more likely to show whether a person has a fever," Elenium Automation CEO Aaron Hornlimann said in the release.

HealthGate detects a potential fever in under two seconds and eliminates the potential for human error in administrating the health screening process. The solution does not require an operator, meaning that staff are not being put in harm's way.

HealthGate is entirely touchless through voice recognition and virtual touchscreen technology.

Any temperature measuring product for use on humans for the intended purpose of screening potentially febrile individuals must meet the legal definition of a medical device and is required to comply with the Australian regulatory requirements set out in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, the Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2002 and the Therapeutic Goods Regulation 1990, according to the release.

HealthGate was listed on the ARTG on Feb. 16, 2021, ARTG number 355032 and also received CE marking approval for medical devices in Europe.