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Apparatus for enhanced visual venous examination

Details

Inventors: Dawson, Jr., Fredric O.; Esparza, Joel;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Manuel; George
Assistant Examiner: Shaw; Shawna J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Smith; Robert Samuel

An apparatus for aiding in performing operations requiring location of blood vessels such as intravenous injections or drawing blood in which a charge coupled device camera is focused on an area of the body such as the arm that is illuminated by a light source which emits light that is partly in the infrared range and partly in the ultraviolet range but from which light light having a wavelength in the visible range has been substantially eliminated. The useful range of wavelengths may be provided by any one of several methods including having an infrared source and an ultra violet source or an incandescent source emitting wavelengths extending from the infrared to the ultra violet and having a filter for removing the range of visible light.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
An apparatus for presenting to a user a video view of a venous structure underlying skin in an area of a patient's body while simultaneously permitting direct visual and manual access to said skin which comprises: an incandescent lamp emitting light in a wavelength range extending from far infrared to ultraviolet black light and arranged to illuminate said area of said patient's body; a video monitor; a charge coupled camera connected to said video monitor and having a lens arranged for viewing said venous structure underlying skin by light reflected from said skin; a filter interposed between said skin and said lens of said camera wherein said filter prevents transmission to said lens of light having a wavelength in a visible range and permits transmission in said far infrared range and said ultraviolet range; means for supporting said camera, light source and video monitor in a position to form an image on a screen of said video monitor by said charge coupled camera using said light reflected from said area of skin whereby there is presented to the user a view on the video monitor of a venous structure underlying skin in an area of a patient's body while simultaneously permitting direct visual and manual access to the area.
2.
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said lens is a zoom lens.
3.
An apparatus for aiding in operations requiring the mapping of venous structure of an area of skin of a patient which comprises: an incandescent lamp emitting light in a wavelength range extending from far infrared to ultraviolet black light; a video monitor; a charge coupled camera connected to said monitor and having a lens for viewing said area; a filter interposed between said area and said lens of said camera wherein said filter prevent transmission of light having a wavelength in a visible range but permits transmission in said far infrared range and said ultraviolet range.
4.
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said ultraviolet black light has a range of wavelengths shorter than 450 nanometers and said far infrared light has a range of wavelengths greater than 700 nanometers

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