According to this MSN article: "If you’ve ever left the doctor’s office looking like a pin cushion thanks to a zillion failed attempts to draw blood, you’ll love this robotic phlebotomist. If, however, you’d be terrified of a needle-wielding robot, you might think it’s a very bad idea. Called the Veebot, this contraption uses infrared light, a camera and ultrasound to pick the perfect vein, check it for blood flow and whammo, it gets the job done. The brainiacs behind this healthcare gizmo say it successfully chooses the best vein around 83 percent of the time, and if it can boost that rate up to 90 percent they’ll launch clinical trials."
The Veebot
According to this MSN article: "If you’ve ever left the doctor’s office looking like a pin cushion thanks to a zillion failed attempts to draw blood, you’ll love this robotic phlebotomist. If, however, you’d be terrified of a needle-wielding robot, you might think it’s a very bad idea. Called the Veebot, this contraption uses infrared light, a camera and ultrasound to pick the perfect vein, check it for blood flow and whammo, it gets the job done. The brainiacs behind this healthcare gizmo say it successfully chooses the best vein around 83 percent of the time, and if it can boost that rate up to 90 percent they’ll launch clinical trials."5 comments:
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Before we know it, we won't need 'people'! I guess we'll be obsolete!
ReplyDeleteMight be true Linda. Medical robots did work on Luke Skywalker. ツ
DeleteOkay...No! I would be the one of the 17% that it missed. What if it malfunctioned on my arm? It isn't a person. Just a scary thought all together. LOL
ReplyDeleteMy wife has problems with needle sticks Heather. Hopefully something like this could help nurses get a vein on the first try.
Deletecould be very helpful.
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