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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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