Alien Technology Corporation Successfully Completes RFID Trial at Memphis Medical Center.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MORGAN HILL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004 Alien Technology Alien Technology is a manufacturer of RFID technology. The company is headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, with an RFID tag manufacturing facility in Fargo, North Dakota, the Alien RFID Solutions Center, in the Dayton, Ohio area, and sales offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Corporation, a leading provider of reliable, high-volume Radio Frequency Identification See RFID. (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) products, announced today the successful completion of a trial to ascertain the feasibility of using RFID to track trauma patients as they move through the trauma care process at the Trauma Emergency Department at the Shelby County Shelby County is the name of nine counties in the United States of America, all named for Isaac Shelby of Kentucky:
The trial, funded by a grant from the Robert Woods Johnson foundation to a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Memphis's FedEx Center for Supply Chain Management, monitored patients in the trauma center trauma center n. A medical facility that is designated to treat severe physical trauma as a result of the specialized training of its staff and the availability of appropriate diagnostic and treatment tools. to determine how long they were at each location in the facility. Patients were informed of the purpose and nature of the trial, and were enthusiastic to participate in improving the MED's processes and services. The RFID implementation was designed and installed by idensys Incorporated, a leading RFID system integrator (formerly American Project Services), using Alien Technology(R)'s 2450MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. battery powered system. "We selected the Alien(R) solution for this trial because of the robust tags as well as total system performance. The system was unobtrusive to the patients and easy to install and use," said Andy Willis, President of idensys. The data from the trial will be used to analyze different trauma scenarios and create benchmarks for high-occurrence trauma events. This data will help the MED better plan for future events as well as improve the patient's experience through the center. Dr. Brian Janz, team leader for the FedEx Center's research team, commented, "Through the trial we were able to prove RFID could be used to track patients along the line of service in the center. We can now look forward to future research efforts aimed at using this data to better utilize hospital resources and in turn better serve the MED's patients." "We are very pleased to have worked with Dr. Janz's team and idensys on this important project. The Alien 2450MHz battery powered system is well-suited for applications like the MED installation and we are happy with its performance during the trial," said Tom Pounds, Vice President of Corporate Development and Product Strategy for Alien Technology. This system is a unique product that fills a gap between Alien's ultra-low cost passive RFID systems and expensive active tag systems. The 2450 Battery system adds a battery to a traditional backscatter backscatter in radiology, radiation deflected by scattering processes at angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of the beam of radiation. Important in radiotherapy when estimating surface exposure dose. RFID tag to enable longer read range and the ability to incorporate sensors in the tags to track time, temperature and other metrics. About Alien Technology Corporation Alien Technology Corporation is a leading provider of reliable, high-volume, low cost, EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products including EPC Class 1 UHF tags and readers and 2450 Battery Systems. Using Fluidic flu·id·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid. 2. Relating to or controlled by fluidics. Self Assembly (FSA FSA Financial Services Authority FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA) FSA Financial Services Agency (Japan) (R)), a patented manufacturing process, Alien manufactures electronic product code (EPC) class 1 tags and readers used in a variety of applications including supply chain management, logistics operations and anti-counterfeiting to improve inventory management and reduce operating costs. Alien Technology Corporation is an active member of EPC Global. More information about Alien Technology Corporation can be found on the Company's website at www.alientechnology.com. Alien, Alien Technology and FSA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the United States and other countries. About idensys, inc. idensys, inc., headquartered in Memphis, TN, is a leading RFID system integrator utilizing EPC Class 1 compliant products and custom software design, application development and end to end integration. idensys serves the Disaster Recovery, Medical, Transportation and Logistics and Agriculture markets. idensys is closely linked with the University of Memphis The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is a flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. and the FedEx Technology Institute for the development and proliferation of RFID technology in asset and supply chain management. More information about idensys can be found on the company's website at www.idensys.net. |
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