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VeriChip Corporation's Infant Protection Systems Now
Installed in More Than Half of All Birthing Facilities in Ohio
Other Topics: RFID Reference
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VeriChip Corporation
December 27, 2007
Delray Beach, FL -- VeriChip Corporation, a provider of RFID systems
for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced that the
Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Xmark, recently completed a sale
of an infant protection system in the state of Ohio, where Xmark's
infant protection systems are now installed in more than half of all
birthing facilities. This install base features systems sold under
the Company's HUGS brand |
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"Our HUGS system, which is the industry standard, continues its
sustained growth in maternity wards and birthing centers throughout
the U.S.," said Daniel A. Gunther, President and CEO of Xmark. "The
expansion of our install base is critical to our ongoing success.
From sales to new hospital customers, replacement systems and
upgrades to existing systems, we are pleased to be the provider of
choice for infant security systems for the majority of hospitals."
Xmark's infant protection systems are designed
to prevent infant abductions and inadvertent child mismatching. The
main component of the systems is a wearable RFID tag that is
assigned to child and mother following birth. Monitors positioned
throughout the hospital detect the integrity of the tags and
location of the child. If a newborn is removed from the ward, if the
tag is lifted from the baby's skin or if the ankle strap is
compromised, the system immediately triggers an alarm, alerting
hospital security to the situation.
Xmark infant protection systems also protect
against mismatching events by affixing matching RFID tags to mother
and child. If the mother is given the wrong child, the RFID tag
detects the mismatch and activates an audible alarm.
For more information on Xmark's products, please contact
1-866-55-XMARK. Additional information can be found online at
www.xmark.com.
About Xmark
Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Xmark is a wholly owned subsidiary of
VeriChip Corporation. For over 25 years, Xmark Corporation has
provided RFID solutions to identify, locate, and protect people and
assets in healthcare environments. Its market-leading infant
protection, wander prevention, personal duress, and asset tracking
applications are trusted by over 5,000 healthcare institutions
worldwide to keep individuals safe.
Xmark products are installed and serviced
through an international network of authorized dealers, backed by a
dedicated technical services department at Xmark. All aspects of
Xmark's business are certified to the ISO 9001 quality standard.
About VeriChip
VeriChip Corporation, headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida,
develops, markets and sells radio frequency identification, or RFID,
systems used to identify, locate and protect people and assets.
VeriChip's goal is to become the leading provider of RFID systems
for people in the healthcare industry. The Company recently began
marketing its VeriMed Patient Identification System, a passive RFID
system for rapidly and accurately identifying people who arrive in
an emergency room and are unable to communicate. This system uses
the first human-implantable passive RFID microchip, the implantable
VeriChip, cleared for medical use in October 2004 by the United
States Food and Drug Administration.
VeriChip Corporation is majority-owned by Applied Digital Solutions
Inc., which also owns a majority position in Digital Angel
Corporation. Digital Angel, a leader in RFID and GPS technologies,
owns the patent on the human implantable, passive RFID microchip and
manufactures it for VeriChip. For more information on VeriChip,
please call 1-800-970-2447, or email info@verichipcorp.com.
Additional information can be found online at
http://www.verichipcorp.com. |
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