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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE INSERTION

  • US 20120190981A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2011
  • Published: 07/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intravenous insertion system comprising:

  • a robot arm;

    one or more sensors pivotally attached to the robot arm for gathering information about potential insertion sites in a subject arm;

    a medical device pivotally attached to the robot arm; and

    a controller in communication with the sensors and the robot arm,wherein the controller receives the information from the sensors about potential insertion sites, and the controller selects a target insertion site and directs the robot arm to insert the medical device into the target insertion site.

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