LaserBand
{{Infobox company
| name =
| logo = Image:LaserBand Corporate Logo.jpg
| type = Limited Liability Company
| foundation = St. Louis, Missouri
| location = St. Louis, Missouri
United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = Healthcare
| products = Patient identification, emergency response tags
| homepage = [http://www.zebra.com/us/en/products-services/laser-thermal-wristbands.html 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2012/07/13/laserband-sold-to-zebra-technologies.html |title= LaserBand sold to Zebra Technologies |last= Barr|first= Diana|date= July 13, 2012|website=www.bizjournals.com}} Prior to the acquisition, LaserBand reported sales of $24 million.{{cite web |url=http://adi-barcode.com/uncategorized/zebra-technologies-acquires-laserband/ |title=Zebra Improving Healthcare by Acquiring LaserBand | Uncategorized |accessdate=2014-09-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140923171907/http://adi-barcode.com/uncategorized/zebra-technologies-acquires-laserband/ |archivedate=2014-09-23 }}
History
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.
LaserBand was awarded contracts and established partnerships with several healthcare industry companies and organizations including, but not limited to:
- Cambio{{cite web|url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/cambio/pressreleases/cambio-and-laserband-new-partnership-296005|title=Cambio and Laserband- new partnership|publisher=}} (2005)
- National Health Service of the United Kingdom{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080715006084/en/NHS-Selects-LaserBand-Improve-Patient-Safety#.VBn_1S4bCjE|title=NHS Selects LaserBand to Improve Patient Safety|publisher=}} (2008)
- HealthTrust Purchasing Group{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aVmjjsOHenRM|title=404. Page Not Found - Bloomberg|website=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916205622/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive|archive-date=2015-09-16|url-status=dead}} (2009)
- Novation{{cite web|url=http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/press-releases/laserband-improves-wristband-contract-novation|title=LaserBand Improves Wristband Contract with Novation - FierceHealthcare|website=www.fiercehealthcare.com}} (2011)
- Access{{cite web |url=http://www.accessefm.com/company/news/news-archive/2011/07/14/access-and-laserband-create-alliance-to-deliver-an-all-in-one-patient-identification-solution-for-hospitals |title=Access and LaserBand Create Alliance to Deliver an All-In-One Patient Identification Solution for Hospitals |access-date=2014-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211947/http://www.accessefm.com/company/news/news-archive/2011/07/14/access-and-laserband-create-alliance-to-deliver-an-all-in-one-patient-identification-solution-for-hospitals |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }} (2011)
As of 2012, LaserBand products were used more than 200 million times per year by hospitals around the world.{{cite web|url=http://hsprod.investis.com/site/irwizard/zebra/ir.jsp?page=sec_item&ipage=9410285 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122646/http://hsprod.investis.com/site/irwizard/zebra/ir.jsp?page=sec_item&ipage=9410285 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-12-22 |title=Zebra Technologies Corporation - SEC Filing |date= |accessdate=2019-06-02}}
Acquisition
In July 2012, Zebra Technologies acquired LaserBand LLC for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite news|date=2012-07-13|title=Zebra Technologies acquires wristband maker LaserBand|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zebratechnologies-acquisition-idUSBRE86C0UV20120713|access-date=2020-06-18}} Effective at the close of the acquisition, LaserBand's operations became a subsidiary of Zebra.{{cite web|url=http://www.logasiamag.com/tag/ZEBRA-TECHNOLOGIES-ACQUIRES-LASERBAND/1|title=ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES LASERBAND - Logistics Insight Asia|date=10 September 2012|publisher=}}
With the acquisition, Zebra widened its product and patent portfolio, particularly in the healthcare market. Zebra continues to market products acquired through LaserBand with the LaserBand brand name.
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