VeriChip Corporation's RFID Technology Prevents Infant Abduction at North Carolina Hospital
19 July 2005 - 5:22AM
PR Newswire (US)
VeriChip Corporation's RFID Technology Prevents Infant Abduction at
North Carolina Hospital DELRAY BEACH, Fla., July 18 /PRNewswire/ --
VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital
(NASDAQ:ADSX), a leading provider of security and identification
technology, announced today that its "Hugs" RFID infant protection
system has prevented the abduction of a baby at Presbyterian
Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 15, the Hugs system
went into alarm when the infant was removed from the hospital's
seventh-floor nursery. Staff quickly responded to the "CODE PINK"
alert, and security officials thwarted the abduction, recovered the
infant unharmed and returned him to the safety of maternity ward
staff. The "Hugs" Infant Protection System, part of a recent
acquisition by VeriChip, contains a tiny radio transmitter designed
to prevent infants from being removed from a healthcare facility
without authorization. Every infant wears a Hugs tag on the ankle
or wrist and exit points throughout the hospital are electronically
monitored to detect unauthorized removal of an infant. In the last
22 years, there have been 233 infant abductions in the United
States -- half of these abductions occurred from healthcare
facilities. VeriChip's RFID infant protection systems are designed
to combat not only infant abductions, but also accidental infant
mismatchings. According to the Journal of Healthcare Protection
Management, mismatching incidents occur an estimated 20,000 times
annually. VeriChip's infant protection systems are currently
installed in approximately 900 U.S. hospitals. About VeriChip
VeriChip is a subsidiary of Applied Digital and an innovative
provider of RFID technology for people including their assets and
their environments. From the world's first and only FDA-cleared,
human-implantable RFID microchip to the only patented active RFID
tag with skin-sensing capabilities, VeriChip leads the way in
next-generation RFID technologies. Today, over 3,000 installations
worldwide in healthcare, security, industrial, and government
markets benefit from both the protection and efficiencies provided
by VeriChip systems. For more information on VeriChip, please visit
http://www.verichipcorp.com/. About Applied Digital Applied Digital
develops innovative security products for consumer, commercial, and
government sectors worldwide. The Company's unique and often
proprietary products provide security for people, animals, the food
supply, government/military arena, and commercial assets. Included
in this diversified product line are RFID applications, end-to-end
food safety systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm and
security infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the leader
of Security Through Innovation. Applied Digital is the owner of a
majority position in Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX:DOC). For more
information on Applied Digital, please visit http://www.adsx.com/.
Statements about the Company's future expectations, including
future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this
press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as
that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and
are subject to change at any time, and the Company's actual results
could differ materially from expected results. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to
reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances. DATASOURCE:
VeriChip Corporation CONTACT: John Procter, +1-202-772-2179, or ,
for VeriChip Corporation Web site: http://www.verichipcorp.com/
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