Infants Protected With First Tamper Detecting Active RFID Umbilical Tag

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | June 29, 2009

Asset tracking applied
to new-born protection

Vancouver, BC -- Guard RFID Solutions Inc. has announced that its leading-edge TotGuard™ Infant Protection solution now has an active RFID based tamper resistant umbilical tag, with a built-in tamper alert mechanism. The tag is designed to thwart infant abduction attempts, by sensing the removal of the tag placed on the umbilicus of a newborn. This is the first, and only, tamper-detecting umbilical tag in the market.

Vice President of Sales, Beth Bandi said, "Our exclusive tamper mechanism alerts caregivers if a tag has been altered, tampered with or removed, allowing them to take immediate action to keep the infant secure."

Guard RFID's temper resistant umbilical tag is designed to sit unobtrusively on the infant's umbilicus, where it does not obstruct care. Bandi explains, "The tag is placed within a pod that is attached to the umbilical clamp, which is clipped on the newborn's umbilicus at birth. The Pod protects the tag, so that it can be cleaned easily. The pod is disposed after use, and so is not required to go through any costly sterilization and disinfecting processes.

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This is yet another step towards assisting healthcare facilities in their efforts to try and eliminate cross-infection between patients. Bandi continued, "We have added another level of security to ensure TotGuard offers the most complete and reliable infant protection available".

The TotGuard Infant Security system uses the only Disposable tamper-detecting Infant Tags on the market.

About Guard RFID Solutions

Guard RFID develops Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies and products for Healthcare and Enterprise applications. Guard RFID's products can accurately track and locate assets and people, and are used for enhanced automation, workflow, monitoring and security solutions. Guard RFID's ability to support multiple applications on its platform positions the company to be able to offer combined people and asset solutions all on the same infrastructure.

Founded in early 2007, Guard RFID introduced the first low-cost disposable Active RFID tags to the market, eliminating the need to recycle tags, and allowing for mass deployment for a reasonable investment. Guard RFID Solutions is federally incorporated in Canada, with its head office in the Province of British Columbia, and its Sales office in Atlanta, GA.

Visit www.guardrfid.com.