Micro vein enhancer

A hand-holdable miniature vein enhancer, for single-handed use in the handheld imaging of veins of a target area on a patient in a venipuncture procedure, said miniature vein enhancer comprising:

• a mast member;
• a miniature projection head, said miniature projection head configured to be secured proximate to a first end of said mast member, said miniature projection head comprising means to image the target area with a first wavelength of non-diffuse light and to project said image onto the target area with a second wavelength of light;
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• means for releasably securing a second end of said mast member to a vial holder, to permit single-handed lifting and use of said miniature vein enhancer during handheld imaging of the target area in a venipuncture procedure, which mimics a normal grip used for grasping a vial holder for insertion into veins.

A hand-holdable miniature vein enhancer, for single-handed use in the imaging of veins of a target field of view on a patient in a handheld venipuncture procedure, said miniature vein enhancer comprising:

• a mast member;
• a miniature projection head configured to be secured to a first end of said mast member, said miniature projection head comprising a first laser configured to image the target field of view and a second laser configured to project said image onto the target field of view;
• said miniature projection head configured to use a first wavelength of non-diffuse light to image the target field of view and a second wavelength of light to project said image onto the target field of view;
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• means for releasably securing a second end of said mast member directly to a cylindrical portion of a vial holder, with said mast configured to permit single-handed lifting and use of said miniature vein enhancer for handheld imaging of the target field of view during a venipuncture procedure, which mimics a normal grip used for grasping a vial holder for insertion into veins.