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VeriChip PVM to be featured at conferance in London 4/28-29 (Smart tagging)
Friday April 25, 7:00 am ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030425/255060_1.html
International Audience Will Also See First-Ever Demonstration of Implantable Temperature-Sensing Microchip and Learn about Potential Human Healthcare Applications
PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2003-- Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX - News) an advanced technology development company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, VeriChip Corporation, has been invited to make two presentations at the upcoming IDTechEx "Smart Tagging in Healthcare" conference in London, April 28-29, 2003.
Dr. Richard Seelig, Vice President of Medical Applications for VeriChip Corporation, will provide a live demonstration of VeriChip(TM) and discuss its potential healthcare applications - which are subject to regulation by the US Food and Drug Administration - including:
Implanted medical device identification
Emergency access to patient-supplied health information
Portable medical records access
In-hospital patient identification
Medical facility connectivity via patient
Patient/therapy integration
Inter-facility patient identification
Additional healthcare applications which are not Internet dependent, including disease/treatment management of at-risk populations
Dr. Seelig will also provide the first-ever public demonstration of a new temperature-sensing microchip technology, marketed, patented and first announced by Digital Angel Corporation (AMEX: DOC - News) in February 2003 . This new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) microchip has similar dimensions and performance characteristics as VeriChip, but it can also obtain and transmit body temperature data.
This technology for human healthcare applications is subject to appropriate regulations in the US and other jurisdictions. The potential healthcare applications of the new temperature-sensing microchip include, but are not limited to, the following broad treatment categories:
Chemotherapy treatment management
Chronic infection monitoring
Organ transplantation treatment management
Infertility management
Postoperative monitoring
Critical care monitoring
Medication monitoring
Response to treatment evaluation
IDTechEx refers to this London conference as the "first major" conference devoted to the potential healthcare benefits of smart tagging technologies. As described by IDTechEx, the conference is intended to help attendees "learn how smart labels can save lives, reduce errors, improve health, reduce costs and lead to new services."
According to IDTechEx:
The US Institute of Medicine estimates that preventable medical errors cost the US healthcare industry $27 billion annually.
Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die annually because of mistakes by medical professionals.
Smart tagging in healthcare has the power to improve traceability, track/store information, provide brand protection and real-time location applications, reduce medical errors and counterfeit drugs.
As a result the healthcare industry will gain efficiencies, save money and patients will benefit from effective care and a lower probability of life-threatening errors.
About IDTechEX
IDTechEx is the world's leading independent expert on the development and application of smart label technologies. IDTechEx is a knowledge based consultancy, located in the UK and USA. For more information about IDTechEx, visit www.idetechex.com. For more details about the "Smart Tagging in Healthcare" conference, visit www.idtechex.com/healthcare.html.
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Kindgo
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