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01-08-2011 | Ideas and Innovations

Use of the AccuVein device to map the superficial venous system

Authors: Lyndsey Highton, Chidi Ekwobi

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 4/2011

Abstract

The AccuVein AV300 device (AccuVein LLC, New York) was initially developed as an aid to venepuncture. It is a portable, handheld device that emits infrared light which is absorbed by haemoglobin, illuminating the position of superficial veins. In this article, we describe a novel application of this device in providing a map of superficial veins to aid vein graft harvest and other plastic surgery procedures.

Sánchez-Morago GV, Sánchez Coello MD, Villafranca Casanoves A, Cantero Almena JM, Migallón Buitrago ME, Carrero Caballero MC (2010) [Viewing veins with AccuVein AV300]. Rev Enferm 33(1):33–8 [Article in Spanish]PubMed

Title: Use of the AccuVein device to map the superficial venous system
Authors: Lyndsey Highton
Chidi Ekwobi
Publication date: 01-08-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-011-0583-0

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Use of the AccuVein device to map the superficial venous system

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