The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover. Several ...

The traditional process of drawing blood may soon get a high-tech upgrade as health systems across the US begin testing a robot designed to automate blood collection. Could this innovation address ...

BD received its FDA authorizations for two blood draw devices that are part of the new BD MiniDraw Capillary Blood Collection System at the end of 2023. The devices, as the name implies, collect ...

Instead of collecting 4 to 10 milliliters of blood in a typical collection tube, BD's finger collection tube holds between 225 and 435 microliters of blood. (1 milliliter is 1,000 microliters.) ...

Capillary device supports in-office blood collection in diverse practice locations without the need for venipuncture November 14, 2023 06:00 AM Eastern Standard Time ...

During venipuncture (blood draw), the phlebotomist (blood collector) ... 5 tips for a better blood test. To improve your blood collection experience, consider these tips: 1. Hydrate.

Methods for obtaining blood samples from mice tend to be difficult, inhumane, or both. The authors describe an inexpensive, disposable, single-use lancet for submandibular bleeding of mice that ...

Blood centers hire phlebotomists, who draw your blood and prepare it for testing. The median pay for a phlebotomist in the U.S. stood at about $42,000 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of ...

Carilion Clinic is the first health system in Virginia and the Southeastern U.S. to implement PIVO Pro, a needle-free blood collection device that uses a patient's existing peripheral IV line for ...