News
New Pictures of Probe Scientific’s MicroEye™
1 October 2006
These pictures show examples of the first production devices. These have been rigorously tested and meet all the required quality checks.
Figure 1 shows the MicroEye™ by itself:
Figure 1. Probe Scientific Limited MicroEye™ device
Figure 2 shows the MicroEye™ beside a standard 18G blood cannula (a flexible tube, inserted into a bodily cavity, duct, or vessel) which is typically placed in the back of a hand or lower arm of hospital in-patients to provide vascular access ('putting in a line') for fluid infusion or blood withdrawal. In this picture the insertion needle of the blood cannula has been removed as it would be following insertion. These cannulae are present in case of need and are typically unused, simply capped to prevent blood loss.
Figure 2. Probe's MicroEye™ device beside a standard blood cannula (above)
Figure 3 shows the MicroEye™ inserted within an 18G blood cannula so its tip protrudes and encounters the circulating blood of the patient. The luer-locking nut on the MicroEye™ engages the connector of the blood cannula to hold the MicroEye™ securely in position during use but allowing easy removal or replacement if required.
Figure 3. Probe's MicroEye™ device secured within a standard blood cannula as it would be applied within a blood vessel
Probe's MicroEye™ is minimally invasive (anything that enters the body or a body cavity is invasive) but can be applied in a non-injurious manner to minimise risk but maximise benefit.
The MicroEye™ is patent protected.
MicroEye™ is a trademark of Probe Scientific Limited.