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NTEP Medical Scales

DETECTO has received NTEP (National Type Evaluation Program) approval administered by the National Conference on Weights & Measures for most of our major medical scales. How does this help you as the consumer? This verifies from a regulated governing body that our scales are manufactured to the highest accuracy and quality possible for medical scales used to treat patients.

DETECTO is the only medical scale manufacturer with NTEP verified weighing accuracy.

This is the same verification process used by gas pumps and commercial food weighing standards. The unsaid dirty secret of medical scales is that actual accuracy varies wildly among our medical scale competitors and your weight on one scale will differ greatly from another. DETECTO is leading the new standard in nationally-regulated medical scales. Why trust the most important thing in life with anything less: the life of your patients.

The only medical scale manufacturer with US compliant scales held to NTEP weights and measures standards.

This NTEP accreditation means DETECTO scales have been subjected to 100,000 weighing cycles and maintained strict accuracy in a variety of testing temperatures. The DETECTO name has always stood for quality and durability more than anyone else. Now we have the credentials to prove it!

Is your scale NTEP approved?

We've all used scales that are NTEP certified when buying bananas at the store, since it's critical for the weight to be accurate between the buyer and seller of the bananas. And yet a pediatric scale weighing our baby or a physician scale weighing us before surgery for assigning dosages isn't held to the same criteria as a bunch of fruit or vegetables. DETECTO is at the forefront of leading this monumental change in patient care and offers a wide selection of NTEP-approved medical scales listed below.

Legal Compliance = Accuracy & Consistency

An NTEP-certified medical scale provides highly accurate and consistent readings, crucial in medical settings where precise weight measurements are necessary for patient care and medication dosing. This accredation assures you that you are receiving the highest-quality scale available on the market. Look for the NTEP stamp of approval on your next medical scale!

Partnering with Leapfrog Patient Safety

DETECTO places a priority on patient safety outcomes and minimizing risk, so that’s why we are proud to partner with the renowned Leapfrog Group in announcing the exclusive new NTEP medical scale certifications on most major DETECTO healthcare scales. The new NTEP certification approvals can help hospitals reduce the risk of preventable dosage-related medical errors by using DETECTO certified scales. DETECTO scales protect the patient and medical organization against medical errors due to inaccurate weighing, and we are excited to work with Leapfrog in bettering patient outcomes.

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All of the DETECTO scales shown below are NTEP certified, USA made (of American and global components), and TAA compliant.

Select from baby scales, physician scales, wheelchair scales, bariatric scales, and chair scales.

NTEP Approved Medical Scales

6400, Portable

DETECTO’s versatile 6400 portable, low-profile wheelchair scale featur...

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6500, Portable

DETECTO’s versatile 6500 portable, low-profile wheelchair scale featur...

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6550, Portable

DETECTO’s 6550 portable wheelchair scales offer time-saving and patien...

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6560, Portable with Handrail

DETECTO’s 6560 is a multi-purpose clinical scale for wheelchair weighi...

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6570, Portable with Handrail and Seat

DETECTO’s 6570 is a 3-in-1 scale providing seated, standing, and wheel...

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6600, Portable Bariatric

DETECTO’s portable 6600 bariatric wheelchair scale features a high 1,0...

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6745, Digital

DETECTO’s 6745 digital baby scale was designed for use in the NICU, nu...

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6800

Ideal for clinical weighing applications, the low-profile design is buil...

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6854DHR

Detecto’s 6854DHR is engineered for weighing obese and unsteady patien...

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6855

Detecto’s 6855 digital bariatric scale is engineered specifically for ...

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6855MHR

DETECTO’s 6855MHR series multifunctional digital handrail scales with ...

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6856

Detecto’s 6856 bariatric scale’s balanced design and integral wheels...

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6856MHR

DETECTO’s 6856MHR multifunctional digital handrail scales with height ...

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6857DHR

Detecto’s 6857DHR digital bariatric scale is designed for optimum weig...

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6868

DETECTO’s 6868 bariatric flip seat scale offers a variety of usages du...

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6880

DETECTO’s 6880 chair scale is the simple solution for patients with de...

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AP-4KD

Detecto packs a lot into its compact wet diaper/lap sponge scale, design...

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apex Digital Scales with Mechanical Height Rods

DETECTO’s apex® eye-level digital physician scales feature inline mec...

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apex Digital Scales with Sonar Height Rods

DETECTO’s APEX-SH series eye-level digital physician scales feature to...

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APEX-RI Remote Indicator Portable Scale

DETECTO’s APEX-RI series portable scales with remote indicators featur...

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BRW1000, Portable

DETECTO’s BRW1000 is designed to accommodate extra-wide bariatric whee...

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icon Digital Scales with Sonar Height Rods

DETECTO’s icon® eye-level digital physician scales feature state-of-t...

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