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Method and device for deterring the unauthorized removal of a newborn from a defined area

  • US 5,006,830 A
  • Filed: 10/16/1989
  • Issued: 04/09/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for deterring unauthorized removal of newborns from a defined area comprising the steps of:

  • providing an umbilical clamp containing a triggering element and with a distinctive identification mark thereon;

    clamping the umbilical cord of a newborn immediately after birth with the provided umbilical clamp;

    providing a detection system capable of determining when the triggering element comes within a predefined proximity of an exit from the defined area;

    providing an alarm system that is activated when the detection system determines that the triggering element is within the predefined proximity of an exit from the defined area; and

    placing the newborn with the attached triggering element within the defined area.

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