Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer vs Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer is ₹400 dearer.
Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer vs Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy
Omron
Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer
₹2,299
A one-second reading without touching a sleeping child is worth the premium over a Rs149 stick thermometer, and plus or minus 0.2 degrees C is genuinely tight for infrared.
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Omron
Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy
₹1,899
Particle size is the specification that decides whether a nebuliser works, and it is the one cheap units never print.
Full details →Who the Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer is for
Buy it if: Parents of small children, and anyone needing a reading without waking the patient.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will not wait for the subject to acclimatise indoors -- readings will mislead.
Who the Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy is for
Buy it if: Anyone managing asthma or COPD at home who needs medication to reach the lower airway.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing continuous use -- the compressor must rest 40 minutes after 20.
Specifications, side by side
5 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer | Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,299 | ₹1,899 |
| Clinical validation | Clinical accuracy assessed to ISO 80601-2-56 | Particle size distribution measured to EN 13544-1, the nebuliser standard |
| Measurement range | Body mode 34.0 to 42.2 degrees C; surface mode 0 to 100 degrees C | Nebulisation rate approximately 0.3 ml per minute |
| Power source | Two AAA cells, approximately 2500 readings | Mains, 230 V |
| Stated accuracy | Plus or minus 0.2 degrees C between 34.0 and 42.2 degrees C | Mass median aerodynamic diameter 3 micrometres, with 76 percent of particles under 5 micrometres |
| Stored readings | 25 readings | Not applicable |
| Connectivity | None | None |
| Regulatory status | CDSCO registered; CE marked | CDSCO registered; CE marked |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Distance | 1 to 3 cm from the forehead | not published |
| Duty cycle | not published | 20 minutes on, 40 minutes off |
| Included | not published | Adult and child masks, mouthpiece, air tube |
| Known limitation | A sweating forehead or a person just in from outdoors reads low; wait 10 minutes indoors | not published |
| Measurement time | 1 second | not published |
| Medication cup | not published | 7 ml capacity |
| Noise | not published | Approximately 60 dB |
| Particle size | not published | 3 micrometres MMAD -- the figure that decides whether medication reaches the lungs |
| Warm-up | None required | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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