SATO Announces Comprehensive Patient Identification System

SATO, specialists in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry, has a comprehensive system of solutions designed to help decrease patient identification errors in hospitals and patient healthcare facilities.

A major cause of error in hospitals is the failure to accurately identify patients, or errors in sample processing which result in specimens being incorrectly labelled. SATO has worked closely with hospitals worldwide to develop an easy to use, straightforward system of patient identification designed to minimise this cause of error.

The SATO range incorporates high quality patient wristbands, clear label printers, user friendly software and scanners. The healthcare printer range is also highly versatile and as well as printing wristbands, can also be reconfigured to print high quality barcodes and labels for use with blood bags, blood samples and in other labelling applications. SATO also offers healthcare printers with anti-microbial outer casings, suitable for use in healthcare environments where cleanliness and hygiene are crucial.

Managing Director of SATO International Europe Brian Lang commented on SATO’s range of patient identification solutions: “SATO has always sought to help hospitals improve patient identification processes through our range of patient identification solutions. They have been developed firmly with error reduction and patient safety in mind, and we will continue to work closely with hospitals to develop solutions that ensure best practice”.