A new prototype device for rapid and safe IV insertion reduces pain in hospitalized children. The semi-automatic handheld device, called SAGIV, identifies veins, inserts a needle and withdraws it in a ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Researchers invented a vibrating device, used with a cold pack, which relieves a child's pain while emergency department caregivers insert an intravenous (IV) catheter, equally as ...

A vibrating device, used with a cold pack, relieves a child’s pain while emergency department caregivers insert an intravenous catheter, equally as well as the currently used anesthetic, topical ...

Venipuncture and intravenous cannulation are significant sources of pain and stress for pediatric patients, and are often stressful for caregivers as well. However, quality improvement methods can ...

Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX, popularly known as BD, recently launched a new, easy-to-use advanced ultrasound device with a specialized probe, BD Prevue II System. The device, which addresses an ...

Students and clinicians in Israel have developed a semi-automatic handheld device for the rapid and safe intravenous (IV) insertion of catheters. Administering fluids to patients through IV catheters ...

No one likes being stuck with a needle to get intravenous fluids in the hospital. But worse than being stuck once is having it done twice. Or three times. Or as many times as it takes before the ...

Safer, less painful injections Illustration of the variable stiffness P-CARE intravenous needle, whose mechanical properties can be changed by body temperature. (Courtesy: KAIST Bio-Integrated ...