Does anyone know of the new technology using special invisible light that is used to help start IVs?

Thanks,

Toni Ann

are you talking about the Venoscope Transilluminator?

http://www.med1online.com/pc-5758-1308-venoscope-ii-transilluminator.aspx?gcid=S17407x001&keyword=vein%20light

leslie

No. This new device uses invisble light. I know of one hospital in N.Calif that has one. It is a big one weighing about 150 pounds. It is used primarily in the ICU. I will check to get the name of this device to post.

Toni Ann

There is a nursing 2007 article about this subject. I can't remember the month it was in but I will look for the magazine and post the issues month here.

Was it this?

http://www.uams.edu/info/ach.html

I know what you are talking about, we had a sales presentation for it at my hospital and several hospitals in the area are getting them. It is the about the size of a portable x-ray machine and uses the same light technology as a pulse ox. It is brand new, October 2006, and costs $25,000. The local paper did a story about them a while back but I couldn't find it. Sorry!

Veinlite:

http://www.rheniummedical.com/Veinlite/?gclid=CP7Aueqd6o4CFReRgQod4QL3Jg

Vein Viewer:

http://www.luminetx.com/Healthcare/VeinViewer/tabid/60/Default.aspx/

That second link looks like the special effects used on the "Bionic Woman" the other night! I have had times I wished for something that could make veins appear. I became pretty good at starting IVs and did learn PICCs though Radiology soon took over doing them. $$ ?

Thanks. That link was very helpful.

Toni Ann

We have a small "veinfinder" on our unit. It's small enough to fit in the palm of a hand and uses a red light much light the pulse oximeter. It works well for spotting veins on people with darker skin tones or lots of arm hair. Now if we could just get a gadget to stop the veins from blowing and rolling away....

WHOA!!! These are VERY cool. Now all I need to make me a happier nurse is a device that would give me a running blood glucose reading...anybody inventing one of those???

Maybe not in my lifetime...huh??:lol2: