The Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) in Atlanta is developing a handheld Doppler ultrasound device that could help medical personnel provide faster and more accurate injections.
The device has two parts -- a unit housing the electronics and signal processing components and a disposable coupler box that holds a reflector and needle guide. The needle guide is positioned parallel to the ultrasound transducer. Once the device detects a vein, an audible cue is sounded, and medical personnel can then begin the injection.
As soon as the system is successfully adapted for humans, data processing and electronics will be miniaturized in a prototype for field-testing, according to GIT. The researchers envision the final product will be about the size of a thick fountain pen.
Reynolds Medical, a medical device manufacturer in Fairburn, GA, is sponsoring the project, GIT said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 20, 2006
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