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"A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam."
- Frederik Pohl
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| Automatic Vein Finder | ||
| A device to automatically locate veins for intravenous needle insertion. |
| The device was able to insert intravenous needles, finding veins easily.
"Place your hand on the board to the left. Do not move. You will feel a slight prick as the intravenous needle is inserted." Hall looked over at the screen. It flashed a color image of his hand, with the veins showing in a pattern of green against a blue background. Obviously the machine worked by sensing heat. He was about to protest when he felt a brief sting. He looked back. The needle was in. |
| From The Andromeda Strain,
by Michael Crichton. Published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1969 Additional resources -
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This is a pretty slick idea. It was implemented in 2006. Take a look at this picture of my own wrist; the VeinViewer provides vein contrast enhancement.
(The author's veins visualized by VeinViewer at NextFest 2006)
See also the Fujitsu PalmSecure Hand Vein Scanner and Palm Vein Authentication.
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