Providing a blood sample is an activity enjoyed by few patients. Luckily, clinicians are well-versed in venipuncture, and it can be a relatively quick and painless process. Unless a patient has “difficult” or hard-to-detect veins, that is, in which case, the uncomfortable poking and prodding begins. To minimize opportunities for multiple needle sticks during venipuncture—and thereby improving patient care and efficiency—AccuVein LLC developed the AV300 portable, noncontact, vein-illumination device. The AccuVein AV300 highlights the hemoglobin in the veins differently than the surrounding tissue, so it helps identify veins for all venipuncture procedures from IV starts to blood draw.
