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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
May. 28, 2013
National University Corporation Kochi University, Kochi, JP;
Takayuki Sato, Kochi, JP;
Tatsumi Ike, Kochi, JP;
National University Corporation Kochi University, Kochi, JP;
Abstract
[Problem] To provide an artery visualization device capable of very appropriately visualizing a to-be-punctured artery and an artery imaging device used for the artery visualization device. [Solution] An artery visualization device () includes en irradiation unit () which irradiates the near-infrared light emitted from a light source () toward a back-side skin surface () at a visualization site () where a to-be-punctured artery () is running, a light guiding part () which encapsulates the light source and is pressed against the back-side skin surface and which is formed with a material of transmitting the near-infrared light emitted from the light source and suppressing reflection of the near-infrared light on the surface of the back-side skin surface, an optical filter () which blocks visible light and transmits the near-infrared light passing through a front-side skin surface () at the visualization site, a camera () (an imaging unit) which receives the near-infrared light passing through the optical filter to capture an image of the visualization site (), and a monitor () (a display unit) which displays the image captured by the camera.