VeriChip Corporation

RFID technology prevents infant abduction at NC hospital, company reports

Published in Lab Law Weekly, August 19th, 2005

VeriChip Corporation, a subsidiary of Applied Digital (ADSX), a provider of security and identification technology, reports 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...

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Source: Lab Law Weekly (2005-08-19)

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