Vein Finder Apps – Worth Using Over Dedicated Devices? In the past, I looked at some of the lights I consider the finest vein finder lighting that is currently on the market.
For a long time, the vein finder has been a trusted tool in my nurse’s bag along with my stethoscope. I don’t leave for work without it.
In the last few years, the light and camera capabilities of smartphones of today have allowed the creation of apps that claim to perform similar things to the traditional vein finder tool.
This could be a feasible method of reducing the weight of the bag for the kit? Are these apps truly capable of finding veins in a hospital context?
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Vein Finder Apps: how Do They Work and What are they?
I’m no expert in technology I am a layman, so please forgive my way of responding to this question.
In essence, a vein finder application is an application you can download from the appropriate app store on your smartphone (most are available for both IOS and Android) that makes use of the phone’s camera and light source to highlight veins in the same way as a medical vein locater light can do.
One of the most well-known applications (and one that I used for this article) is ” VeinSeek Pro”. The developers say on their site that by making use of ” multispectral imaging and the intrinsic optical properties of skin” the application can reveal veins and increase their contrast.
So, how efficient is it? Vein Apps for Finder?
I must admit that the Veinseek Pro app on my iPhone was a pleasant experience. You can follow the link to watch a YouTube small video in order to watch the app’s capabilities in action (note: this is a video uploaded by the creators of the app).
It’s simple to use. All you have to do is place the camera’s lens in the skin area you want to examine for veins.
You can also turn on the flashlight to increase the contrast in dim lighting conditions. Also, on the camera’s screen, veins will be brighter than they would be by the naked eye.
You can also record the footage using the app, and you can adjust the brightness to be able to discern veins better across various skin tones.
At the end that the app was able to show veins. It also performed better than I had hoped for.
Can a Vein Finder App Substitute a Real Vein Finder Light?
This is the point where I am less convinced. The vein finder app that I tried wasn’t as great as my Veinlite’s EMSPRO. The clarity and detail available on this are certainly superior.
There’s also the minor question of how it could appear in the eyes of patients if I were to use my iPhone to check their veins. It wouldn’t certainly inspire confidence in me.
In medical settings in which high-end vein finder machines are utilized, a smartphone app is not going to be enough.
There is an application in these programs, but.
This is a tragic situation However, those who require veins for drugs would gain from having a smartphone app to improve the precision of the injections.
This is the same for those who need the option of administering an injection in their home and who do lack a vein locater at hand (although those who do it frequently ought to consider buying one.)
My final conclusion is that, while vein finder apps can be useful in certain situations, however, they aren’t near to substituting dedicated tools at this time.
A few Examples of Vein-Finding Apps Available
Since I haven’t purchased the apps listed below and have not tried to evaluate the apps. However, here’s an overview of the vein finder apps that are both free and paid that you can download for Android and iPhone devices.
IRVeinViewer
SpectraCam
RGBCam
VeinSeek Pro
If you’ve tried the vein finder app in the last few days then why not leave an update in the section below? What were your impressions of it?
Do you think it was comparable with a dedicated device (assuming you’ve had the privilege of using one)? As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts.