RE: Veebot - Robotic Needle insertion system to draw blood
I am trying to see exactly how this is done. In my experience drawing blood from my patients, there are a lot of things involved- not just the actual location of the vein but also the patient's condition. If this device promises to "help" extract blood, how exactly- will the initial set up be done by a human or by the robot?
How about infection control- is there a process in doing this? like in hemodialysis machines which is done by the machines themselves? is the infection control done by a human?
While everyone dreads needle pricks (ME ESPECIALLY) the level of discomfort and pain depends on the patient's condition (is his pain threshhold low, is he suffering from any condition that makes him more irritable, is the location of the puncture site near bony prominences- because its painful, is he properly hydrated......etc)
I am trying to appreciate this but I failed to see any further detail beyond drawing blood by a robot............I checked in the website provided.
If anyone has info, let me know.