Adams AD18 Medical Metal Detector for Ingested Metals
Employing sophisticated technology, the Adams AD18 Medical Metal Detector for Ingested Metals acts faster than any x-ray or chest radiograph and reduces diagnosis times for ingested metals. With one swipe over the stomach, the AD18 can expose metals buried deep within the body cavities, indicating the size of the target and position with pinpoint accuracy, helping medical professionals to determine the potential danger and best course of action.
What's Included?
- 1 x Handheld Metal Detector
Please Note: Batteries are not included.
Key Features and Benefits
- Designed to locate tiny metal objects within the body
- Provides rapid diagnosis for potential ingestion of harmful metals
- Minimises wait times and reduce caregiver's workload in healthcare settings
- 'Maximum find capability' has pinpoint accuracy for minute amounts of metal
- Battery operated, lasting up to one year with daily use on one battery
- Audio beeper and high intensity LED light indication alarm
- Poses no risk to pregnant women or those with pacemakers
- Conforms to all international standards
- No interference to magnetic recorded material
- Low battery indication by continuous alarm for prolonged period
- Two-mode sensitivity for general screening and 'turbo' detection
The ADER3000 Revolutionises the Detection of Ingested Batteries
In 2014, the NHS released a patient safety alert warning of the risks in the delayed recognition and treatment of ingested button batteries in children. In 2024, the World Journal of Pediatrics released a study revealing the severe impact of button battery ingestion in small children, highlighting that the delay in diagnosis and treatment is a significant factor in determining the outcome. A deep-tissue metal detector with high-performing sensitivity to metal buried within body cavities would drastically reduce diagnostics time allowing professionals to allocate treatment with no delay.
Where Can You Use an Internal Body Metal Detector?
Whilst an Internal Body Metal Detector has innumerable benefits in healthcare settings by accelerating diagnostics and A&E wait times, it is also well-served in a wide range of public settings where there are a concentrated number of people, including but not limited to:
- Hospitals
- Care Homes
- Courtrooms
- Prisons
- Airports
- Schools
- Government Buildings
- Nightclubs
- Events
- Festivals
- Stadiums
- Concerts
- Arenas
Two Year Warranty for Added Security
This range of metal detectors comes with the added security of a 24 month warranty. Manufactured to the highest and most stringent standards, you can be confident your product will last a lifetime. In the unlikely event of failure due to defective parts, you can return your metal detector for an immediate service, with a guaranteed hassle-free process.
Internal Metal Detection for Rapid Diagnosis
Children often play unsupervised and it can be hard to watch their every move. Sometimes you may be uncertain as to what your child has ingested and need a rapid diagnosis to determine whether they are in danger. An internal body scanner revolutionises hospital care and provides an error-free and swift detection that reduces the workload of caregivers and minimises wait times.
Act Fast and Save Lives With the AD18
If you do suspect your child may have unknowingly swallowed a battery, time is critical. A typical procedure in a hospital would result in a chest radiograph being taken which can often take up to 30 minutes or an hour. With the AD18 Internal Body Metal Scanner, you can detect metal within the body in seconds, allowing medical professionals to accurately and instantly determine a suitable course of action.
Target Size Audio Indication
The AD18 exhibits advanced technology with high-performing specifications, allowing the user to identify the approximate size of the metal target. A short audio alarm will indicate a smaller target, whilst a large alarm will expose a larger target, providing the user an advantage and inclination of the potential danger or object that has been ingested.
No Risk to Pregnant Women, Pacemakers or Equipment
Unlike many other ultra-sensitive metal detectors, the AD18 poses no risk to pregnant women or those with pacemakers. Additionally, it has no interference to magnetic recorded material, making it a suitable choice for use in hospitals when there is a high volume of vulnerable individuals and specialised equipment.
Two Mode Sensitivity for Thorough Searches
Using a two position green rocker switch, the Adams AD18 allows the user to instantly control two standards of sensitivity. The back position is set for general personnel screening, whilst the forward position sets the device to 'turbo' sensitivity facilitating ultra-high detection with exact precision of minute pieces of metal within the body.
How Long Is the Battery Life?
Constantly changing batteries for handheld devices is a pain. The AD18 has been engineered to last up to one year with daily use, providing an outstanding 400 hours (minimum) of operation on a standard nine volt alkaline battery. With a sophisticated alarm, the device will alert to a low battery, removing the risk of it dying unexpectedly.
Technical Specifications
- Length: 360mm (14.17")
- Width (Probe End): 105mm (4.14")
- Width (Body): 55mm (2")
- Height: 35mm (1.18")
- Weight: 280g (7.75oz) including battery
- Operating Frequency: 20Khz
- Sensitivity: 0.3g mass
- Minimum Battery Life: 400hrs (9v Battery)
- Operating Temperature: -20C to +65C
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