If you’ve ever given blood, you’ve likely experienced the discomfort of having a nurse struggle to find your vein. And if youre tired of having someone jab your arm for five minutes before giving up and moving to the other one because your veins are difficult to find, this device is about to make the process a whole lot less painful. The technology works by beaming harmless near-infrared light at your arm. Your veins contain a lot of deoxygenated hemoglobin, which is absorbed by infrared light, allowing the device to create and project an image of exactly where your veins are under the skin. Importantly, the device can be used anywhere. Its already used widely in hospitals and pathology clinics around the world to make it easier for patients to have blood taken. The Australian Red Cross is the first blood bank service in the world to trial this technology, and has already started using it in its Sydney clinics. Find out more about how the technology works in the video below:
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:55:47 +0000
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