{"id":15640,"date":"2018-05-02T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T02:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/?p=15640"},"modified":"2019-05-08T09:18:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T15:18:26","slug":"quality-matters-zebra-puts-wristband-durability-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/quality-matters-zebra-puts-wristband-durability-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Matters: Zebra Puts Wristband Durability to the Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-3.jpg\" alt=\"wristband 3\" width=\"650\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-3.jpg 899w, https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-3-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Automated patient identification is essential to protecting the well-being of patients and the integrity of the healthcare system. Wristbands plays a big part of this process. The wristbands must be durable enough to withstand the rigors of the busy hospital environment and exposure to daily usage of hand sanitizers.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to quality, Zebra put their wristbands to the test. The wristbands went under a severe stress testing to a wide range of exposures such as isopropyl, rubbing alcohol, water, and hand sanitizers.\u00c2\u00a0 It is tested that Zebra&#8217;s Z-band direct and the Z-Band UltraSoft wristbands are more durable against Purell Waterless Hand Sanitizer than the leading competitor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/z-band-direct.htm\">Z-Band Direct Wristbands<\/a> are latex-free and MR-safe. These direct thermal polypropylene wristbands are scannable up to 14 days even with the hospital&#8217;s busy environment and constant use of hand sanitizers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/zebra\/part-10015355k.htm\">Z-Band UltraSoft Wristbands<\/a> are thermal synthetic bands that are MR-safe and latex-free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15649 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-4.jpg\" alt=\"wristband 4\" width=\"550\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-4.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/wristband-4-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ARDL conclusively found that both Z-Band Direct and UltraSoft were more durable than the leading competitors bands. 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