Needle-free blood tests like TAP and Tasso aim to help needle-phobic patients. They face hurdles regarding accuracy.

Velano Vascular has been working with several health systems on pilot programs and clinical studies of its needle-free blood draw device. Now, Salt Lake City’s Intermountain Healthcare is the first to ...

According to a recent patent filed by Google, the company is apparently toying with the idea of having a needle free blood draw system. From what we can see in the patent application, Google is making ...

Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health is implementing a needle-free technology to improve the blood-draw experience for patients systemwide. Three things to know: 1. The San Francisco-based startup ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In a medical world where devices and procedures are constantly changing, the process of drawing blood has remained painfully consistent: A doctor needs a sample, you get stuck with ...

First your personal information, now your blood: Google has patented a "Needle-Free Blood Draw," which holds appeal for diabetes patients who have to test their blood glucose levels on a regular basis ...

Phlebotomy is when someone uses a needle to take blood from a vein, usually in your arm. Also called a blood draw or venipuncture, it’s an important tool for diagnosing many medical conditions.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) announced on July 20 that through its recent acquisition of Velano Vascular it has taken a step forward in transforming the patient experience through a vision of a “One ...

A prolonged stay in a hospital can be taxing even without repeated blood draws to monitor a person’s condition. BD hopes to make that part of the process a little easier, through the acquisition of ...

Patients at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health's hospitals and clinics across Northern California could soon have their blood drawn a little differently. Instead of sticking a patient with a ...

Needle-free devices like TAP and Tasso offer painless blood collection, a benefit for the squeamish. These tests face challenges with sample size and accuracy compared to traditional methods. This ...