Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has shared a video on social media platform X, which shows new technology using infrared light to detect veins. "Using infrared light to locate veins. Saving the pain from repeated attempts to find a vein when drawing blood," he wrote.
Touting the importance of this invention, Mahindra said that all too often, it is the simplest, most humble kind of inventions that go on to do so much for our medical experience—and hence, to better the quality of our lives.
To date, the video has got more than 680,000 views, with many more users chiming in their opinions in the comments.
One user commented, "This is brilliant and could prevent a lot of phobias. From personal experience, the practicality of this would have saved a number of traumas. Helps the professional and the patient," a user wrote.
"We need this Tech at local blood test centres; last year, my yearly check-up nurse did four punctures in my hands," another user said.
One more user mentioned, "This will be really helpful. My mom faces this challenge when we do blood tests for her and it requires an experienced person to identify the vein. This technology can enable a lot of people in the medical industry."
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