Performed over 1.5 billion times each year, venipuncture is the most ubiquitous clinical
intervention and leading cause of medical injury in the United States. This dissertation …

Accessing the venous bloodstream to deliver fluids or obtain a blood sample is the most
common clinical routine practiced in the US Practitioners continue to rely on manual …

Venipuncture is pivotal to a wide range of clinical interventions and is consequently the
leading cause of medical injury in the US Complications associated with venipuncture are …

Obtaining venous access for blood sampling or intravenous (IV) fluid delivery is an essential
first step in patient care. However, success rates rely heavily on clinician experience and …

Venipuncture is the most common invasive medical procedure performed in the United
States and the number one cause of hospital injury. Failure rates are particularly high in …

Diagnostic blood testing is the most ubiquitous clinical procedure in the world, and
influences 80% of medical decisions made in hospital, ambulatory, and primary care …

Robotic systems have slowly entered the realm of modern medicine; however, outside the
operating room, medical robotics has yet to be translated to more routine interventions such …

In the past decade, robotic technology has slowly made its push into the medical field.
Advanced surgical robots, in particular, have become technological icons in today's …

Medical robots provide enhanced dexterity, vision, and safety for a broad range of
procedures. In this article, we present a handheld, robotic device capable of performing …

Diagnostic blood testing is the most prevalent medical procedure performed in the world and
forms the cornerstone of modern health care delivery. Yet blood tests are still predominantly …