Vein Finder Assisted Blood Draw

Blood Draw or venipuncture is the collection of blood from a vein, usually done for laboratory testing.

This procedure is performed in health care by medical laboratory scientists, medical practitioners, paramedics, phlebotomists, dialysis technicians, and other nursing staff.

This procedure makes it easier for the doctor to find a vein that can easily be punctured in well-hydrated patients.

Which Vein finder is suitable for the Blood Draw procedure?

The portable Vein Finder SIFVEIN-5.2 helps perform blood draws by projecting a map of the peripheral veins on the skin, thereby simplifying the task of locating the point of needle placement. 

The device helps to increase first stick success and catheter dwell time while reducing patient pain and reduce procedure time.

Vein finder SIFVEIN-5.2 has different wavelengths; to allow deoxyhemoglobin‘s light absorption in surrounding tissues and vessels.

 After photoelectric conversion and image processing, the information then filtered to display veins on the screen.

Finding a suitable vein might be a challenge for some patients as the elderly, dark skin, obese patients, and dehydrated, etc. But with a vein finder device, venipuncture would be easy and done with a confident Doctor only needs to point the device at the area of the skin and click to find the vein.

The practitioner can use black and white inversion to adjust the switching between vein display and background color. The three-light color modes’ combination gives the user a more realistic, clearer, and more accurate venous vessel positioning during clinical use.

Moreover, taking advantage of different absorption rates of near-infrared light, this technology aims to aid healthcare professionals finds and evaluates suitable veins for safe and efficient IV access even on patients with difficult venous access.

References: Blood Draw, Venipuncture, 

Disclaimer: Although the information we provide is used by different doctors and medical staff to perform their procedures and clinical applications, the information contained in this article is for consideration only. SIFVEINFINDER is not responsible neither for the misuse of the device nor for the wrong or random generalizability of the device in all clinical applications or procedures mentioned in our articles. Users must have the proper training and skills to perform the procedure with each vein finder device.

The products mentioned in this article are only for sale to medical staff (doctors, nurses, certified practitioners, etc.) or to private users assisted by or under the supervision of a medical professional.