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
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:
As of 2012, LaserBand products were used more than 200 million times per year by hospitals around the world.[8]