NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP START IVs

Published

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

Thanks,

Toni Ann

Up Vote Up Vote ×

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

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

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.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in L&D, PACU.

Was it this?

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

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in MedSurg, peds, home health, Drs office.

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!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

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. $$ ?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thanks. That link was very helpful.

Toni Ann

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in PCU/Telemetry.

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....

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Travel Nursing, ICU, tele, etc.

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::lol2::lol2:

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion