Sonitor® Technologies Launches Semi-Disposable RTLS Patient Tag at HIMSS Conference

The Tag, named P-Tag, weighing less than an ounce and measuring 1.4×1.5×0.7 inches, is a small battery-powered wireless device, easily attached by snapping the shell onto any standard patient wristband, or similar band or lanyard.

Protected against possible infectious contamination by the disposable outer shell, the core is designed for repeated use without the need for cleaning.

The new generation Tag features provide the following user benefits:

A low cost, disposable, single use, waterproof outer shell, which protects the core against possible infectious contamination.

Safe, simple and comfortable attachment of Tag to any standard patient wristband with snap-on solution.
A reusable electronics core with circuitry for the Sonitor® ultrasound-based indoor positioning system (IPS).
A special method to safely remove the core, which renders the shell useless, preventing reuse of a potentially contaminated shell
Long life, disposable batteries pre-installed
Small and discrete size.

The Tag will – as part of the Sonitor IPS – help healthcare facilities all over the world spend less time searching for patients, improve room and bed turnover, increase patient throughput in ED’s and OR’s, and in fact free up capacity for what’s most important; caring for and treating patients. The 100% room- and bed-level location accuracy is highly desirable for tracking association events which is beneficial for patient safety records and can help capture otherwise lost invoicing events.

“This inexpensive outer shell provides the needed hygienic barrier to eliminate possible risks of infection which is associated with the reuse of other RFID and WiFi tracking tags that are only adapted and not purpose-built for patient use” Dr. Wilfred Booij, Sonitor Technologies’ CTO added.

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