New Smart Glasses Allow Nurses To See Veins Through Skin

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Epson and Evena Medical today unveiled a new smart-glass technology (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244205/Smart_glasses_let_nurses_see_veins_through_skin) that allows nurses to see 'through' a patient's skin to the vasculature beneath in order to make intravenous placement easier. The Eyes-On Glasses System is based on Epson's Moverio Smart Glasses Technology, an Android-based, see-through wearable display launched earlier this year that allows users to interact with apps and games. The glasses use near-infrared light to highlight deoxygenated hemoglobin in a patient's veins and capture the images with two stereoscopic cameras. The cameras then project the vein images onto the see-through glass screens. The glasses can store the images and video and transfer them wirelessly to a patient's electronic health record, and they also come with dual built-in speakers for video conferencing."

http://science.slashdot.org/story/13/11/20/230254/new-smart-glasses-allow-nurses-to-see-veins-through-skin