Friday, June 7, 2019

8A- Solving The Problem


I would like to create a cost-effective device that shows healthcare providers and lab technicians exactly where your veins are located to increase the success rate of being stuck with a needle and/or IV. This technology would help the providers and ease the patient by only being stuck once instead of multiple times. I believe a couple pediatric hospitals currently have a similar technology. It was originally created because children’s veins are smaller and its harder to reach successful outcomes. Also, who wants to stick a child more than once if it isn’t necessary? I would like to improve on the technology by making it into a handheld device at a lower price point. This way we can get it into every doctor’s office, lab, EMS, and hospital that typically perform these services. This technology could be used across all age groups to lessen the discomfort of receiving blood work and IVs.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Danielle! What a great idea! I get blood lab test every few months for a health condition. I am told that my veins "roll" all the time. What this means to me is being stuck repeatedly on any given visit. Usually the technicians usually dig around after the needle insert to find the vein. It is not the technician’s fault but it certainly doesn’t make for any easy visit. Your device would help in this case.

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