We’re getting more sophisticated all the time on this blog. Here’s a quick video the of the VeinViewer exhibit. This technology lets physicians get a clear look at the veins in your arm for inserting an IV or drawing blood. This would have been helpful for me a few months back when I was giving blood at work.

The nurse could not find a strong vein and it took her four shots to strike gold and get the blood flowing. Boy I could have used this. Better luck next time. Check out the video!

This isn’t a GE product - but it’s fascinating. Anyone who’s ever gotten an IV knows how unpleasant the process can be. The Veinviewer is fast (no waiting for a scan) and uses simple near-infrared light, a digital video camera, and a digital video projector (using DLP technology from Texas Instruments) to project onto your skin an image of the vein structure below. It’s tough to overstate how simple and easy this is.