Method and device for cutaneous marking of the venous anatomy

Method and device for cutaneous marking of the venous anatomy

A device (10) and method for cutaneously marking the venous anatomy with an ink. The method comprises selectively locating a portion of the venous anatomy to be marked and coating the skin (20) corresponding to the venous anatomy to be marked with a transmission gel (22). The transmission gel (22) p...

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Hauptverfasser: KINNEY, LAWRENCE P, HANRAHAN, LAWRENCE M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A device (10) and method for cutaneously marking the venous anatomy with an ink. The method comprises selectively locating a portion of the venous anatomy to be marked and coating the skin (20) corresponding to the venous anatomy to be marked with a transmission gel (22). The transmission gel (22) permits a technician utilizing an ultrasound transducer to pinpoint the portion of the venous anatomy to be marked. Device (10) simultaneously clears the transmission gel from the skin (20) corresponding to the portion of the venous anatomy to be marked and marks the open space (24) on the skin (20) with the ink.