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Low-power UWB best choice for hospitals

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HUNTSVILLE, USA: Last Wednesday, June 25, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a report warning that radio frequency identification (RFID) may disrupt the operation of IV pumps and other medical equipment, and occasionally induce "potentially" hazardous incidents in medical devices.

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The tests were performed on passive 125 kHz and 900 MHz RFID devices. The tests did not include ultra wideband (UWB) technology.

UWB precisely locates and monitors the interaction of assets less than 1 meter through multiple walls for a host of new healthcare applications.

UWB operates at transmit power levels more than 10,000 times smaller than the medical devices tested, and poses no significant interference in healthcare environments.

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