Biometrics - Buro Jansen & Janssen
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Disasters<br />
Another recent application of the VeriChip is in the field of the mortuary science. In order<br />
to obtain the remains of your loved oneʹs quickly and bring closure, the RFID chip could<br />
help morticians match and identify victims faster and get their remains back to the family.<br />
This is especially an interesting application with environmental disasters occur, such as<br />
Katarina. The VeriChip can be used to keep track of human remains, speed up the morgue<br />
management and reduce morticiansʹ errors.<br />
3.19 Company<br />
VeriChip provides security solutions for organisations/ companies. Their applications make<br />
them predominant in RFID solutions provider in the healthcare industry. These<br />
technologies identify and locate people by infant protection, wander prevention, asset<br />
tracking and patient identification applications. VeriChip systems have been installed in<br />
over 4000 locations worldwide in various sectors, such as in healthcare, security, industrial<br />
and government market. They are the first in the world making RFID for people.<br />
As VeriChip states, “their roots trace back to the events of September 11 2001, when New<br />
York firemen were writing their badge ID numbers on their chests in case they were found<br />
injured or unconscious. It was evident that there was a desperate need for personal<br />
information in emergency situations and that an injectable RFID microchip could help<br />
patients [VeriChip Corporation, May 2007]”.<br />
In December 2001 VeriChip was created to produce and market the implantable device<br />
[also known as VeriChip]. In December 2004, the company received approval from the<br />
United States Food and Drugs Administration [FDA] for the device in medical applications<br />
[FDA, 2004]. Two medical centres Beth Israel Deaconess and Hackensack University have<br />
agreed to use the technology in their emergency departments.<br />
VeriChip fulfils its leadership position as the world’s first RFID company for people<br />
offering a wide range of RFID solutions: implantable, wearable and attachable. They<br />
produce human‐implantable RFID microchips to active RFID tag with skin sensing<br />
capabilities. In April 2004 the wearable RFID innovation had been developed especially for<br />
infant protection, wander prevention and asset tracking. It is a non‐implantable RFID<br />
technology. In June 2005 a vibration monitoring system for regulated vibration control had<br />
been acquired.<br />
VeriChip is majority‐owned by Applied Digital Solutions of Delray Beach, Florida. It trades<br />
on the NASDAQ under the symbol “CHIP”.<br />
According to an article the United Sated currently has 50 people with a VeriChip implant.<br />
This is very low; however worldwide there are hundreds of people chipped. The VeriChip<br />
corporation ships more and more to hospitals and businesses, the number of VeriChip<br />
implants will continue to grow.<br />
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