Hemophilia is a disease that makes it difficult for blood to clot. It is caused by a lack of proteins that cause blood to clot.
Persistent bleeding can be internal or external. For example, when a patient with hemophilia is injured, the blood is unlikely to stop quickly or easily. This condition is mainly hereditary.
To treat hemophilia, clotting factors (the aforementioned proteins) must be injected into the patient’s vein.
Some people with severe hemophilia receive regular injections. Other patients with milder conditions will only receive treatment when they are injured. (called treatment in need). Therefore, this procedure is 100% based on injection.
Although the treatment is simple, it can become complicated for elderly patients, infants, dark-skinned patients, or other patients with skin conditions that make veins undetectable. According to CantorPeled, Halak, and OvadiaBlechman (2016). “Difficulty in venous access affects more than one-third of patients in hemophilia treatment centers.”
Vendra Medical vein finders can be very effective to cope with this challenge. by providing The solution to detect the necessary veins, thereby reducing the complexity of the entire treatment process.
For example, the Portable Vein Finder: Uvein-VF3 is using near-infrared technology, which interacts with the color of blood and illuminates the veins below the skin surface, mapping visible veins in hands, arms, etc.
Uforya Medical provides a wide range of products (portable, desktop, trolly, etc.). and different accessories to meet the needs of doctors and patients.