VeinViewer: Injections are a very sensitive subject for some people. It's not just the act of it, the pricking of your skin, but the very presence of the needles and the smell of the disinfectants that make some people faint.
However, for those who can't handle the needle prick, and for those who don't have a problem, you can watch the entire injection process in the video below to see a new device developed by Christie Medical Holdings that will help doctors perform blood draws faster and safer.
The device is called VeinViewer and it uses near-infrared light to show the veins under your skin with great precision and eliminates palpation completely from the injection process.
Many times, doctors miss or cannot find their patients' veins at all, but with VeinViewer, this will stop.
The device finds the veins in the patient's arm in real time.
The special light will either be absorbed by the hemoglobin in the blood or seen behind the skin, while it is able to reveal veins a few centimeters across.
VeinViewer also features a “detail” mode that increases the contrast of light reflected from the skin to show the patient’s vein in even more intricate and detailed detail .
In this way, the device will not stop a patient's terror, but it will make things safer and clearer for those who experience needle phobia and for people with non-palpable veins (cancer patients, drug users, etc.).
Source: christiemed.com, thegreeksenergy.com
