VeinLite Demo!

I was blogging about the VeinLite product few days ago. See here. Today, I was surprised that the VeinLite company rep came to my ward, looking for me to demonstrate to me the VeinLite product! In fact he is also the CEO of the company based in KL.

He only brought along the VeinLite, and not the pocket-sized VeinLite set (coz its not available in Malaysia yet). But after trying out the unit on a few of my patients, age ranging from neonates to 4 years old, I realised that it is not so useful afterall! ;( Firstly, the C-shape LED illuminator is a bit too big to place properly on that forever-agitated-and-struggling pediatric patients! Secondly, the light is just too bright, and when tilt a bit (or when trying to adjust the position on the skin) the light emitted from the unit will cause temporary blindness to the operator or the people around. Therefore, after that it is even harder for us to concentrate in looking for the tiny vein which we have just located, becoz of the "ghost images" we are seeing due to the light effect!

Each unit is priced at around RM6000+!! And the coming-soon pocket unit is around RM3000+!! So do you think it is worthwhile to purchase it? ;) I don't think my boss will even think about it! Our nurses are just too good in setting lines... we don't need one yet!