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This new blood-drawing device developed with the help of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is easy for anyone to use, according to its manufacturer, Tasso Inc. (Tasso Inc.)
Medics jabbing troops with needles for blood tests in remote locations may become a thing of the past thanks to some new technology.
A blood-drawing and testing device, developed with the help of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is easy for anyone to use, according to its manufacturer.
Seattle-based telemedicine company Tasso developed the blood-tester after winning a $150,000 DARPA grant in 2013, according to company CEO Ben Casavant.
To use the Tasso Device, a patient places it on their arm and pushes a large red button that activates a needle. Meanwhile, a vacuum draws blood to the skin’s surface to be collected in a tube, he said in a telephone interview Friday.