Friday, December 27, 2013

Needle injections made safer by 3D imaging glasses

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The nurse had tried several times to put a needle in a vein of a patient in a post-operation area of a medical facility, when a needle broke, in the wrist area.  As the patient screamed, several other nurses came in through the doors; and one of them pulled out the part of the needle left broken in the arm.  This exceptionally painful event isn't easily forgotten, and many people experience problems when blood needs to be drawn or an intravenous procedure required, but there is a new product that may prevent these problems from occurring.

The device is called the Epson Moverio glasses adds multi-spectral 3D imaging to the area, so that visually nurses can more accurately inject the needle.  They can then share images remotely via Bluetooth, WiFi, and 3G wireless, using a computer mounted on a belt and sustained with a battery pack. It can also record photos or videos of the images, where they can be saved for playback. Embedded speakers permit audio conferencing.

Not only do the glasses allow safer injection, manipulation of images and recording, but the system also interfaces with the patient's medical records to maintain coherent and seamless documentation, according to the claims made by the company that made the device.

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