VeinViewer Could Help Nurses Find Veins for IVs
Posted on September 29, 2006
A new technology called Veinviewer makes it easy to view the structure of a person's veins. GE's BloggingNEXT says the technology uses near-infrared light, a digital video camera and a digital video projector to project an image of your vein structure on your skin.
Luminetx says its VeinViewer technology can track vasculature in real-time. Luminetx says the technology "uses a combination of near-infrared light and patented technologies to image vascular structures, thus allowing physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to clearly see accessible vasculature (or lack thereof) in real time, directly on the surface of the skin."
Hopefully, this technology will be used in hospitals and it will help to reduce the number of unsuccessful sticks patients have to suffer through before a vein is found for the IV.
Update: The technology is now owned by Christie and is called VeinViewer Vision2. Take a look: