US Patent Issued to Accuvein on Sept. 30 for "Vein scanner with housing configured for single-handed lifting and use" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,835, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Accuvein Inc. (Medford, N.Y.).

"Vein scanner with housing configured for single-handed lifting and use" was invented by Fred Wood (Medford, N.Y.), Vincent Luciano (Shoreham, N.Y.) and Ron Goldman (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable vein viewer apparatus may be battery powered and hand-held to reveal patient vasculature information to aid in venipuncture processes. The apparatus comprises a first laser diode emitting infrared light, and a second laser diode emitting only visible wavelengths, wherein vasculature absorbs a portion of the infrared light causing ref...