FDA approves robot that can find your vein, insert a needle, and draw blood without human help
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Forward-looking: Are you the kind of person who hates having blood drawn? In a decision that could potentially make that phobia worse or better, the FDA has approved the use of a robotic device that can draw blood from a patient's arm – with no human assistance required.
Called Aletta, the robot begins the process by instructing the adult patient on how to position their arm. Once in the correct place, the patient or a supervisor presses a button to begin.
Aletta starts by using near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to find a suitable vein in the patient's arm, distinguishing it from an artery. If none can be found, the process stops.
Once a suitable vein is found, the system will apply a tourniquet, prepare the skin, then insert the needle, dispose...
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