Every new parent has probably seen the scene: moments after birth, a nurse dips the baby's tiny foot in ink and presses it onto a record form, leaving a small footprint.
But few people stop to think about the problems hidden behind that simple little print: ink smudges onto the baby's hands and gets ingested; after years in storage, the paper yellows and the print becomes illegible; and if identity verification is ever needed, digging through filing rooms may not even yield a usable match.
These pain points — plaguing the industry for decades — are now being addressed through digital transformation.
The Traditional Ink Pad Model Is Being Phased Out
For decades, newborn identification has relied on ink pads and paper archives. This approach suffers from inherent limitations: chemical exposure risks for newborns, degradation of physical records over time, and the inability to support fast, reliable identity verification when it matters most.
Globally, healthcare institutions are moving toward digital biometric solutions — not just for compliance, but for accuracy, traceability, and long-term reliability.
ChipSailing's Solution: From "Leaving a Print" to "Building a Record"
To address the newborn footprint collection scenario, ChipSailing has developed the FAP60 Multi-Finger Fingerprint Capture Device, fundamentally transforming the traditional collection process.
The FAP60 uses glass-substrate infrared detection technology with a resolution of 500 DPI, meeting international biometric identification standards. A gentle touch to the baby's sole is all it takes — within seconds, a clear and complete footprint image is captured. The entire process is free of chemical inks, eliminating any risk of skin irritation or accidental ingestion.
More importantly, the FAP60 doesn't just capture the baby's footprint. It can simultaneously record both parents' fingerprints, binding all three biometric profiles into a dedicated family identity file — stored digitally, preserved permanently, and instantly retrievable.
Beyond Hospitals: Expanding Application Scenarios
The FAP60 is already deployed in government services and newborn registration systems across multiple regions. It also supports integration with missing children databases: in the event of a child going missing, there's no need to wait days for DNA comparison results — a single footprint or fingerprint scan can complete identity verification in seconds, dramatically improving reunification efficiency.
From a smudged paper footprint to a clear digital identity file, the upgrade in newborn identification is, at its core, technology's first act of protection for every new life. ChipSailing is using mature biometric technology to ensure that every baby has a dedicated, traceable "digital ID" from the moment they are born.