DanRobinson published Notts-made device helps nurses take your blood

Doctors and nurses could have less trouble inserting needles into patients' veins using a new device invented by a Nottingham firm.Olberon Ltd, a medical device innovation company based at Nottingham Science Park, has developed its own version of a tourniquet, which helps to inflate the vein so that a needle can be easily inserted to take blood.It believes the product, called Vacuderm, will reduce wastage, cost and time for NHS staff.According to inventor Dr Arash Bakhtyari, of the 30 million...