Patent ID: 8255040

Claim:
An apparatus for imaging subcutaneous blood vessels of a target area, said apparatus comprising: a first laser calibrated to emit a beam of light at a first wavelength; a bounce mirror for causing said first wavelength of light from said first laser to be transmitted onto the surface of the target area in a repeated or a non-repeated pattern; a photo detector being responsive to said first wavelength of light, said photo detector receiving said first wavelength of light being reflected from the target area, said reflected light comprising a contrasted image being formed by differential absorption of said first wavelength of light by the target area; said photo detector outputting an analog signal representing said contrasted image; a second laser calibrated to emit a visible beam of light at a second wavelength; a second mirror, said second minor comprising optical characteristics causing reflection of said first wavelength of light and transmission of said second wavelength of light; wherein said first laser, said second laser, and said second filter mirror are positioned in said apparatus to combine said beam of light from said first laser and said beam of light from said second laser using said second minor to form a single coaxial beam of laser light; and wherein said second laser receives said analog signal from said photodetector, said second laser thereby projecting said contrasted image substantially instantaneously, using said bounce mirror, to be in-focus on the target area to reveal one or more subcutaneous blood vessels therein, regardless of a distance of said apparatus from the target area.