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Skriven 2004-10-14 00:54:58 av Steve Asher (3:800/432.0)
Ärende: US FDA Clears VeriChip ...
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FDA CLEARS VERICHIPtm FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

DELRAY BEACH, FL and So. ST. PAUL, MN -- Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX),
a provider of Security Through Innovation and Digital Angel Corporation
(AMEX:DOC) announced today that VeriChip, the world's first implantable 
radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip for human use, has been 
cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for medical uses 
in the United States. The FDA clearance follows the completion of a 
de novo application review.

The Company will hold a conference call today at 10:30 am eastern time 
in order to discuss the FDA's decision, Company's marketing strategy 
and medical applications for VeriChip. Interested participants should 
dial (800) 472-9309. The conference ID is 1531948. The call will also 
be webcast and will be available on the Home Page of Applied Digital's 
web site at www.adsx.com.

As previously disclosed, the FDA response is the result of the Company's 
510(k) application and subsequent de novo application for the medical and 
healthcare uses of VeriChip, originally submitted in October 2003. Digital 
Angel Corporation is the manufacturer of VeriChip and has licensed the 
technology to VeriChip Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied 
Digital, for human applications.

The VeriChip Health Information Microtransponder System consists of an
implantable RFID microtransponder, an inserter, a proprietary hand-held 
scanner, and secure database containing the patient approved healthcare 
information. About the size of a grain of rice, VeriChip is a subdermal 
radio frequency microchip. Once inserted under the skin in a brief 
outpatient procedure, the VeriChip cannot be seen by the human eye.

Each VeriChip contains a unique 16-digit verification number that is 
captured by briefly passing a proprietary scanner over the insertion 
site. The captured 16 digit number links to the database via encrypted 
Internet access. The previously stored information is then conveyed 
via the internet to the registered requesting healthcare provider.


Source: ADSX - http://www.adsx.com/content/pdf/pr/pr_08.pdf


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