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From Internet Telephony Magazine, CT ... About the size of a grain of rice, VeriChip(TM) is the world's first subdermal, radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip that has a variety of security ...

About VeriChip(TM)

VeriChip is a subdermal, radio frequency identification (RFID) device that can be used in a variety of security, financial, emergency identification and other applications. About the size of a grain of rice, each VeriChip product contains a unique verification number that is read by any of a number of proprietary scanners. The brief outpatient "chipping" procedure takes just a few minutes and involves only local anesthetic followed by quick painless insertion of the VeriChip. Once inserted just under the skin, the VeriChip is inconspicuous to sight or touch. A small amount of radio frequency energy passes from the scanner energizing the dormant VeriChip, which then emits a radio frequency signal transmitting the verification number. In October 2002, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that VeriChip will only be regulated by the organization for healthcare information applications, not for VeriChip security, financial, personal identification/safety applications.