Clinical Studies

Clinical Studies

VeinViewer is the only direct projection vascular imaging device clinically proven to improve peripheral vascular access by reducing the number of sticks and procedure time and improve patient satisfaction.

Study A:

   Traditional Method VeinViewer
First Stick Success Rate 49% 80%
Procedures completed within 15 minutes 53% 87%

   Peer Review Journal: Pediatric Nursing®, A Biomedical Device to Improve Pediatric Vascular Access Success

Study B:

  Traditional Method VeinViewer
Number of Attempts per IV 2.08 1.18
Time to start IV (minutes) 17.06 6.60
Patient Satisfaction Score* 1.85 4.07
* 1-Very unsatisfied, 2 Unsatisfied, 3 Neutral, 4 Satisfied, 5 Very Satisfied

   Cardinal Glennon Data Trial Summary 

Study C: Rating of VeinViewer by nurses and doctors

   Better Same Worse
General effectiveness          72% 20% 8%

   Better Same Worse
Visibility of peripheral veins 76% 24% 0%

   High Medium Low
 Acceptance by families      100% 0% 0%
Strehle, Eugene-Matthais, MD. Making the Invisible Visible: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Phlebotomy in Children. Telemedicine and e-Health. October 2010;1-5.

   Peer Review Journal: Telemedicine, Making the Invisible Visible: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Phlebotomy in Children

Study D: Feeder veins marked for phlebectomy using naked-eye visualization and palpation versus VeinViewer only.

Total Naked-Eye Marks Total VeinViewer Marks Total Combined Marks Percentage of marks made with VeinViewer only
103 211 314 67%

   Peer Review Journal: Dermatologic Surgery, Vein Imaging: A New Method of Near-Infrared Imaging, Where a Processed Image is Projected onto the Surface of the Skin for the Enhancement of Vein Treatment

Study E: VeinViewer improved successful PICC placement with the most benefit seen in infants of greater GA (gestational age).

   Traditional Method VeinViewer
Session 1 59% 64%
Session 2 27% 44%
Session 3 80% 100%
Overall Success 75% 86%

   Peer Review Journal:  A Randomized Trial of the VeinViewer Versus Standard Technique for Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC’s) in Neonates

 

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