Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy vs Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer

What separates them

These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer is ₹400 dearer.

Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy vs Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer

Omron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory Therapy

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.

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Omron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer

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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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.

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.

Specifications, side by side

5 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationOmron NE-C801 Compressor Nebulizer for Respiratory TherapyOmron MC-720 Non-Contact Infrared Forehead Thermometer
Price₹1,899₹2,299
Clinical validationParticle size distribution measured to EN 13544-1, the nebuliser standardClinical accuracy assessed to ISO 80601-2-56
Measurement rangeNebulisation rate approximately 0.3 ml per minuteBody mode 34.0 to 42.2 degrees C; surface mode 0 to 100 degrees C
Power sourceMains, 230 VTwo AAA cells, approximately 2500 readings
Stated accuracyMass median aerodynamic diameter 3 micrometres, with 76 percent of particles under 5 micrometresPlus or minus 0.2 degrees C between 34.0 and 42.2 degrees C
Stored readingsNot applicable25 readings
ConnectivityNoneNone
Regulatory statusCDSCO registered; CE markedCDSCO registered; CE marked
Warranty1 Year Manufacturer Warranty1 Year Manufacturer Warranty
Distance not published1 to 3 cm from the forehead
Duty cycle20 minutes on, 40 minutes off not published
IncludedAdult and child masks, mouthpiece, air tube not published
Known limitation not publishedA sweating forehead or a person just in from outdoors reads low; wait 10 minutes indoors
Measurement time not published1 second
Medication cup7 ml capacity not published
NoiseApproximately 60 dB not published
Particle size3 micrometres MMAD -- the figure that decides whether medication reaches the lungs not published
Warm-up not publishedNone required

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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