BreathScan®
is a disposable single use breath alcohol detector that provides accurate and reliable measurement of breath alcohol contents. Its low cost and ease of use make the BreathScan® testers ideal screening tools which qualifies an individual for submission to a forensic-quality evidential testing.

BreathScan® comes in five models to cover a full range of testing requirements. The .02% tester can detect the smallest trace of alcohol and is useful for ensuring that operators of heavy machinery and other low-tolerance situations are not under any influence. The .04%, .05%, .08% and .10% testers detect alcohol levels over the legal limits prescribed by different state or countries DUI legislation. Click here to find out your State BAC limits.

Easy to Use
Using BreathScan® is as easy as 1-2-3. Wait 15 minutes after your drink. Open the package and remove the BreathScan® tube. Squeeze the middle of the outer plastic tube between your thumb and forefinger to break the inner glass ampoule containing the yellow crystals. Take a deep breath and blow, in one continuous breath. Wait for two (2) minutes. Observe the color change of the crystals.

How to Read Color Changes

The crystals in the .02% tester will become an aqua(bluish green/greenish blue) color at an alcohol level of .02% or greater. The .02% tester is designed to report the lowest level of alcohol, and therefore does not report intermediate levels.

The crystals in testers measuring .04% or higher will turn a greenish hue at an intermediate level of alcohol. In other words, a greenish cast indicates the presence of alcohol, but not in excess of the degree for which the tester is designed to detect.

An aqua cast (bluish green/greenish blue) indicates levels at or above that designated value for the tester. Remember, the .02% tester indicates the presence of any alcohol with aqua-colored crystals.

Idependent Testing

Numerous independent laboratory tests have established the reliability of the BreathScan® alcohol indicator. Without exception, they have found the BreathScan® indicator to have a high degree of accuracy and reliability. Examples of those who conducted tests on BreathScan® include:

The U.S. Department of Transportation(DOT)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
The Colorado Department of Health
The Denver Police Department
W.R. Grace & Company
The Pennsylvania Department of Health
The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes

How it Works

Here is the principle upon which the BreathScan® tester works: the ethyl alcohol in the blood escapes through the lung tissue into the exhaled breath. The presence of ethyl alcohol in the breath is detectable by a color change of very sensitive chemically coated crystals contained in the BreathScan® tester. The BreathScan® alcohol tester keeps the chemically coated crystals fresh in a hermetically sealed ampoule until the test is to be administered. Immediately prior to use, the ampoule is ruptured by slight finger pressure on the outer flexible clear tube to release crystals within the confines of the tube.

When the subject exhales into the tube, the fresh crystals interact with breath vapor and change color from yellow to blue, if alcohol is present. If all the crystals change color completely, this indicates that the subject's blood alcohol level is at or over the level being tested for. The accuracy of this chemical reaction has been scientifically documented, and is the type of reaction which is utilized in legally substantiated test devices used by law enforcement agencies.

The BreathScan® alcohol tester detects the presence of alcohol as low as .02%, and distinguishes low levels of alcohol from levels in excess of .10% (legal intoxication in many states). The crystals in the BreathScan® alcohol tester are unaffected by heat and cold and the shelf life is unlimited.