Near-infrared vein finder are devices used to try to increase the ability of healthcare providers to see

veins Veins are blood vessels in humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated b ...

. They use near-infrared light reflection to create a map of the veins. The received imagery is then either displayed on a screen or projected back onto the patient's skin. Unsurprisingly, they may not increase the success of starting

intravenous Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein. The intravenous route of administration is commonly used for rehydration or to provide nutrie ...

catheters in children, since the difficulty may arise not in ''locating'' the vessel, but in physical manipulation of the needle. Luminetx introduced a device called VeinViewer in 2006, and Accuvein introduced a product called Accuvein in 2008. The machines in the United States cost about $15,000 as of 2015. Nurses and other health care practitioner can easily pass IV cannula and other parenteral dosage with the help of a vein finder.

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