SATO, the wristband technology provider, is testing the new product with the hospital to confirm that it does not interfere with pacemakers or other implantable devices, while also viewing how it boosts efficiency and patient comfort.

Feb 28, 2017

Japan’s Mie University Hospital and automatic-identification technology company SATO are testing SATO’s new ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID wristband to ensure its safety with patient-implantable devices, as well as determine how the technology may improve staff efficiency and patient comfort. The wristband, which the company has been developing for the past year, is commercially available now, according to Hiroyuki Konuma, SATO Healthcare’s president.

Source: Japanese Hospital Trials UHF Patient Wristband – 2017-02-28 – Page 1 – RFID Journal