VainSim - Venous Access Infusion Simulator

VainSim is a 3D-printed venous access simulator device co-invented by Shveta Gupta, MD, and Stephanie Sharon, RN. Patients with hemophilia must learn self-infusion skills via peripheral venous access for factor administration. There needs to be standardized tools to practice or teach these skills to patients and their caregivers. The existing gap is further widened by using subcutaneous therapies for preventative treatment. Recognizing this gap, a multi-disciplinary team at Orlando Health in Orlando, Florida, USA, consisting of a hematology physician, nurse, innovation specialists, and biomedical engineers, worked together to create a 3D-printed venous access simulator device.