Experts in the world of sensors gather to talk technology
...Jason Naramore, a biomedical engineer at CW Optics, a technology company that specializes in hardware and software development of optical and laser devices, presented
a device called "ivWatch " that can detect whether a patient experiences pain from a venipuncture.
"When nurses and doctors insert an IV into the blood vessels, there is a risk that the IV fluid could leak into surrounding tissue. This is called infiltration,"
said Naramore, pointing to a picture of a hand that had been decayed to the bone because of an insertion. "This is a serious problem. Especially for those patients
who are unable to communicate with their caregiver about their pain..."
The Virginian-Pilot © December 4, 2009
By Jaedda Armstrong
This article was originally published on http://www.hamptonroads.com.
