Since 2004 a number of U.S. hospitals have begun implanting patients with RFID tags and using RFID systems, usually for workflow and inventory management.[60] The use of RFID to prevent mixups between sperm and ova in IVF clinics is also being considered.[61] In October 2004, the FDA approved USAs first RFID chips that can be implanted in humans. The 134 kHz RFID chips, from VeriChip Corp. can incorporate personal medical information and could save lives and limit injuries from errors in medical treatments, according to the company. Anti-RFID activists Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre discovered an FDA Warning Letter that spelled out health risks.[62] According to the FDA, these include adverse tissue reaction, migration of the implanted transponder, failure of implanted transponder, electrical hazards and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] incompatibility.
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