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Method of locating and marking veins

  • US 5,678,555 A
  • Filed: 04/08/1996
  • Issued: 10/21/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of locating and marking blood vessels in a live human patient utilizing infrared radiation emissions comprising;

  • providing an infrared imaging camera and processor, providing a live human to be scanned by the infrared imaging camera, detecting a selected target area on the human to be scanned, determining relative temperature difference on the surface of the patient between the blood carrying vessel and associated human tissue by detecting discernible infrared wave length radiation from said live human, providing a location marking device to be introduced into the target area to mark the located blood vessel on the surface of said patient.

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