LaserBand
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| Company type | Limited Liability Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Patient identification, emergency response tags |
| Website | LaserBand |
LaserBand LLC was a provider of patient identification products to hospitals and emergency services and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Zebra Technologies acquired LaserBand in 2012.[1] Prior to the acquisition, LaserBand reported sales of $24 million.[2]
History
[edit]James Riley founded LaserBand in 1999. The company initially patented a self-laminating, laser-printable patient wristband and later developed other laser and thermal wristbands and ancillary products, including emergency response tags.[1]
LaserBand was awarded contracts and established partnerships with several healthcare industry companies and organizations including, but not limited to:
- Cambio[3] (2005)
- National Health Service of the United Kingdom[4] (2008)
- HealthTrust Purchasing Group[5] (2009)
- Novation[6] (2011)
- Access[7] (2011)
As of 2012, LaserBand products were used more than 200 million times per year by hospitals around the world.[8]
Acquisition
[edit]In July 2012, Zebra Technologies acquired LaserBand LLC for an undisclosed amount.[9] Effective at the close of the acquisition, LaserBand's operations became a subsidiary of Zebra.[10]
With the acquisition, Zebra widened its product and patent portfolio, particularly in the healthcare market.[8] Zebra continues to market products acquired through LaserBand with the LaserBand brand name.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Barr, Diana (July 13, 2012). "LaserBand sold to Zebra Technologies". www.bizjournals.com.
- ^ "Zebra Improving Healthcare by Acquiring LaserBand | Uncategorized". Archived from the original on 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "Cambio and Laserband- new partnership".
- ^ "NHS Selects LaserBand to Improve Patient Safety".
- ^ "404. Page Not Found - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "LaserBand Improves Wristband Contract with Novation - FierceHealthcare". www.fiercehealthcare.com.
- ^ "Access and LaserBand Create Alliance to Deliver an All-In-One Patient Identification Solution for Hospitals". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ a b "Zebra Technologies Corporation - SEC Filing". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Zebra Technologies acquires wristband maker LaserBand". Reuters. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES LASERBAND - Logistics Insight Asia". 10 September 2012.
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