Handheld Vein Detection Device with Integrated Data Projection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vein enhancement systems for venipuncture are large and fixed, lacking portability and integrated data collection capabilities, which hinders efficient management of venipuncture processes and data handling.
Innovation Solution
A handheld vein detection device that integrates bar code decoding, biometrics, and data projection capabilities, allowing for enhanced vein pattern visualization, data collection, and projection of additional patient parameters, enabling efficient venipuncture procedures and data management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If vein enhancement systems are made fixed and large, then reliability and stability are improved, but portability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static, fixed vein enhancement system into a dynamic, handheld portable device that can be moved and operated flexibly at different patient locations, resolving the contradiction between stability and portability through dynamic design
2Measurement precision
If fixed vein enhancement systems are used, then measurement precision of vein patterns is improved, but data collection capabilities and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions including vein pattern detection, bar code decoding, biometric authentication, and data projection into a single handheld device, enabling simultaneous data collection and processing while maintaining measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The handheld device is designed with universal multi-functionality to perform vein enhancement, data collection via bar codes, biometric verification, and projected display, thereby improving productivity without sacrificing detection accuracy
3Productivity
If integrated data collection capabilities are added to handheld devices, then productivity and data management are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex system into modular functional components within the handheld device, including laser source, photo detector array, bar code decoder, biometric sensor, and projection display, allowing manageable integration while maintaining high productivity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The handheld device improves the usability and efficiency of venipuncture processes by providing real-time data projection and collection, reducing errors, and allowing for remote operation, while also offering cost-effective payment models and optimized data storage and retrieval.
Implementation Method 1
illuminating a target area with a laser and capturing an image of the target area with an array of photo detectors
Data Source
AI summary
It is known in the art to use an apparatus to enhance the visual appearance of the veins and arteries in a patient to facilitate insertion of needles into those veins and arteries. This application discloses a number of inventions that add additional data collection and presentation capabilities to a handheld vein enhancement apparatus and a set of processes for the collection of blood and the delivery of IV medicines that use the handheld device to mediate the process.