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04-20-2015, 07:01 PM
Update on Veebot, The Automatic Phlebotomist
A couple years ago we profiled a prototype*device that may replace phlebotomists (http://www.medgadget.com/2013/07/robotic-phloebotomist.html)*altogether. The Veebot uses an infrared light to illuminate the inner arm and a camera to pick out the location of the veins. Once spotted, an ultrasound probe glides over the vein identified as a good candidate and makes sure there’s sufficient blood flow moving through it. Once everything is confirmed, the robot moves the needle into position and inserts it carefully into the vein.
Just recently, a new video surfaced from the National Institutes of Health showing off the latest model of the Veebot. It certainly looks slicker than the previous version we saw, but we also hope it performs even better than that model. Here’s the latest Veebot doing a blood draw with little emotion:
Flashback: Veebot, the Robotic Phlebotomist That Makes Drawing Blood Faster… (http://www.medgadget.com/2013/07/robotic-phloebotomist.html)
Link:*Veebot LLC… (http://www.veebot.com/)
(hat tip: SurgRob (http://surgrob.blogspot.com/2015/04/updates-on-veebot.html))
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A couple years ago we profiled a prototype*device that may replace phlebotomists (http://www.medgadget.com/2013/07/robotic-phloebotomist.html)*altogether. The Veebot uses an infrared light to illuminate the inner arm and a camera to pick out the location of the veins. Once spotted, an ultrasound probe glides over the vein identified as a good candidate and makes sure there’s sufficient blood flow moving through it. Once everything is confirmed, the robot moves the needle into position and inserts it carefully into the vein.
Just recently, a new video surfaced from the National Institutes of Health showing off the latest model of the Veebot. It certainly looks slicker than the previous version we saw, but we also hope it performs even better than that model. Here’s the latest Veebot doing a blood draw with little emotion:
Flashback: Veebot, the Robotic Phlebotomist That Makes Drawing Blood Faster… (http://www.medgadget.com/2013/07/robotic-phloebotomist.html)
Link:*Veebot LLC… (http://www.veebot.com/)
(hat tip: SurgRob (http://surgrob.blogspot.com/2015/04/updates-on-veebot.html))
The post Update on Veebot, The Automatic Phlebotomist (http://www.medgadget.com/2015/04/update-on-veebot-the-automatic-phlebotomist.html) appeared first on Medgadget (http://www.medgadget.com).
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