Elpas introduces Mother Bracelet for Infant Protection Solution

Issued by Eclipse for Tyco
Westford, MA, 23 Mar 2015

Elpas, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, expands its Infant Protection Solution with the introduction of the Elpas Mother Bracelet, a wearable electronic bracelet designed for ease of use by mothers and hospital staff in maternity departments.

The Mother Bracelet is used to ensure the accuracy and safety of mother-baby pairings, preventing mismatches or possible infant abductions within maternity, obstetrics, neonatal and pediatric departments.

The Mother Bracelet pairs with the RFID-enabled Elpas Charm. As part of the Infant Protection Solution, the Elpas Charm provides real-time indoor positioning data to determine the location of an infant. A simple local match test may be performed at any time after initial pairing between Mother Bracelet and Infant Charm, indicating to the nursing staff or the mother that there is a proper match between mother and baby. Once paired, a mother may use the bracelet to escort her infant through protected exits without alarming. The bracelet also has a wireless call button used to call for assistance as needed.

"Working in conjunction with the baby-friendly Elpas Charm and as part of the Infant Protection System, the Mother Bracelet adds peace of mind for new mothers and hospital staff, while dealing efficiently and unobtrusively with the very real issues of baby-mother mismatches or infant abductions," said David Fensterheim, Vice-President, Product Management for Elpas.

For more information on the Mother Bracelet and the complete Elpas Infant Protection Solution, please visit www.elpas.com.

Elpas

Elpas is part of the security products business unit of Tyco, the world's largest pure-play fire protection and security company. Elpas is a global provider of scalable passive and active RFID/RTLS safety, security and visibility solutions designed to meet the needs of healthcare, government, commercial, institutional and industrial sectors. Elpas delivers a complete line of real-time location-based security solutions that help enhance individual safety, reduce property shrinkage, streamline operational workflows, protect the vulnerable, lessen negligence litigation and facilitate industry guideline compliance. Elpas currently serves customers throughout the Americas, the UK, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.elpas.com.

Tyco Security Products

Tyco Security Products is a unified group of the most comprehensive world-leading premium access control, video, location-based tracking and intrusion solutions in the security industry. Tyco Security Products conducts business in over 177 countries around the world, in multiple languages and employs over 2 800 employees globally, including research and development, marketing, manufacturing, sales, service and logistics teams in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Its products, built by developers from all product disciplines, consistently allow customers to see more, do more, and save more across multiple industries and segments, including healthcare, government, transportation, finance, retail, commercial and residential. Worldwide, Tyco Security Products helps protect 42% of Fortune 500 companies, transportation systems on five continents, 37% of the world's top 100 retailers, over two million commercial enterprises, thousands of students in more than 900 educational facilities, and over five million private residences.

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