An curved arrow pointing right. The VeinViewer uses a type of infrared light from an LED to make veins visible, meaning that pracitioners don't have to poke extra holes in your skin searching for ...

Several health systems across the US are gearing up to try a new way of drawing blood: using a robot.Health systems have agreed to be part of a clinical trial of a device that automates blood ...

Unlike with a traditional blood draw, the patient does not see the needle go into the arm nor the tubes of blood. The process takes about two minutes and has a 95% success rate on the first attempt.

Northwestern Medicine will be part of a multiyear, multicenter clinical trial to validate the performance and safety of the ...

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine is collaborating with Netherlands-based medical robotics company Vitestro to test whether ...

Vitestro's blood drawing (phlebotomy ... to prior research can have a failure rate of 27% in people without visible veins and up to 60% in challenging patients, such as those who are emaciated.

The cephalic vein is located along the ... it is considered safe to remove a blood sample equivalent to 1% of the total body weight at each draw. Stressed bats may require chemical restraint ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein, usually in the legs. These clots require medical care right away. These clots are dangerous because they can break loose, travel ...