Patent ID: 9492117
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A miniature vein enhancer, for use in imaging the subcutaneous veins of a target area of a patient by a practitioner, said miniature vein enhancer comprising: a miniature projection head, said projection head comprising a means to capture an image of the subcutaneous veins of the target area and to project said image onto the target area, said miniature projection head comprising a housing configured to receive said image capture/projection means with an optical path of said image capture/projection means being through an opening in said housing; said housing comprising a ball; a base, a first side of said base comprising a socket configured to rotatably receive said ball of said housing, said housing thereby configured to be rotatable with respect to said base; and securing means, said securing means for use in securing said base of said miniature vein enhancer to the practitioner, said miniature projection head thereby configured to be rotatable to adjustably direct said optical path onto the target area.