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Patient safety printer previewed at HC2008

~ Zebra’s HC100 wristband printer is designed to comply with NHS guidelines ~

April 21, 2008

Zebra’s newest printer, the HC100, has been unveiled today for use with patient ID wristbands. The printer is available in the UK from June 2008 and directly supports Zebra’s patient safety initiative.

“The printer has been designed with hospital use in mind and is focused on making patient identification as effective as possible,” said Aileen McHugh, Vertical Marketing Manager for Healthcare at Zebra Technologies. The wristbands are also antimicrobial and have been proven to prevent the survival of micro-organisms, like MRSA, S. aureus, E. coli and P. aeruginosa, according to lab tests.

The printer has been developed to cope with demand for a safer way of identifying patients. Bar-coded wristbands provide a clear and accurate means of recoding key patient demographics. This ensures that throughout a patient’s stay in hospital they are correctly identified and treated.

“Having all this information in one place can radically reduce errors and using the printer has the added bonus of being a lot faster,” continued McHugh. “Patient safety is of the utmost importance and the HC100 printer and wristbands can help hospitals to achieve the latest National Patient Safety Agency guidelines. The printer is easy to operate – reducing the time for staff training. It is compatible with hospital IT systems and is straightforward and quick to link with existing IT infrastructure. The solution is flexible and Zebra plans to use it in the entertainment and hospitality industries in future.”
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“The printer has been designed with hospital use in mind and is focused on making patient identification as effective as possible,” said Aileen McHugh, Vertical Marketing Manager for Healthcare at Zebra Technologies. The wristbands are also antimicrobial and have been proven to prevent the survival of micro-organisms, like MRSA, S. aureus, E. coli and P. aeruginosa, according to lab tests.

“Having all this information in one place can radically reduce errors and using the printer has the added bonus of being a lot faster,” continued McHugh. “Patient safety is of the utmost importance and the HC100 printer and wristbands can help hospitals to achieve the latest National Patient Safety Agency guidelines. The printer is easy to operate – reducing the time for staff training. It is compatible with hospital IT systems and is straightforward and quick to link with existing IT infrastructure. The solution is flexible and Zebra plans to use it in the entertainment and hospitality industries in future.”

About the company

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About Zebra Technologies
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and security applications in 100 countries around the world. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra®-brand printers. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code, "smart" label and receipt printers, and plastic card printers, resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower costs, and better customer service.

The company has sold more than six million printers, including RFID and wireless mobile solutions, as well as ZebraDesigner™ software, ZebraLink™ connectivity solutions, Genuine Zebra printing supplies and ZebraCare™ services. Information about Zebra specialty printing solutions is at http://www.zebra.com .

Zebra Technologies Europe Ltd, headquartered in the United Kingdom, provides product and speciality label sales and support across EMEA.

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