Cannulation procedure Access to the vein can be a stressful experience for the patient involved in the procedure, but what about the medical practitioners who carry out the process? As identified by Arash Bakhtyari, radiologist and the CEO of Olberon, “As a clinical professional I often experience difficulty with i.v. cannulation and regularly see my colleagues also having difficulties. I found that currently there is no product available that helps a clinician in this common but frequently difficult procedure, which however at times is life saving.’ Medical practitioners often have a difficulty with the introduction of a needle into a body cavity.” What is cannulation & phlebotomy? First an
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Vacuderm™ for children Olberon Ltd are seeking investment of £250,000 to launch development of the children’s Vacuderm™ to reduce failure rates in cannulation procedures with children, and grow a sales distribution network in the UK and overseas for all its devices. Olberon Ltd, a medical device innovation company based at the Nottingham Science Park, has developed the Vacuderm™ a really useful and unique tourniquet to reduce wastage, cost and time for doctors and nurses inserting needles into patients’ veins. Inventor Dr Arash Bakhtyari explained some of the major difficulties of vein access in medical practice and how his device assists practitioners to get to the vein first time. “In esse
