Respironics Wee Sight Transilluminator Vein Finder

I'm a pediatric ER nurse and we never know what type of patient's we'll have to stick an IV in. Dehydrated toddler, michelin man infant, different skin tones, etc. This handy little tool brings out veins that are nearly impossible to see and/or palpate without it. Tourniquet or not. I recently had to stick a very very chunky infant- nothing was palpable or visible. One of my medics let me borrow his Wee Sight, and I fell in love with it. It brought out a gorgeous vein in the hand that I was able to stick a 22g IV in- smooth as butter. After we came out of the room I immediately hopped on to Amazon and ordered mine. It will now be a constant staple on me at all times, ready to make me look like the IV queen! The curved surface of it is a definite plus. It allows you to keep hold of it under the person's hand/foot with your hand. It helps to stabilize the hand or foot as well, letting you get a better grip on the wiggly toddler/baby. The power button is located on the back of the handle, so it is very difficult to accidentally turn it off in the middle of your stick. What a nightmare that'd be! I uploaded several user photos to give you an idea how easy it is to see the veins using the Wee Light. I'm 27 and ~ 108 lbs. It brings out the veins even better than what the photos show. It's so simple, yet does wonders for babies and toddlers. If you're on the fence about purchasing it or not, hopefully the 3 photos help persuade you. I wish I had bought mine sooner!!!

I love how well this works for seeing through this find baby hand and arm veins. I went home after I realized a place I was working didn’t have these (although I got and secured an AC site). I missed the clearness of seeing veins with this and boy was I glad I got it because I was able to draw labs and start an IV on a baby a lot easier the next shift with this tool. Very worth the money! 3 triple A batteries make this very bright red light work great! It lives in my work bag until I’m working nursery then it’s always going to be handy!

I am a neonatal Nurse Practitioner in the NICU and I bought this product hoping to have it for a lifetime. Within 7 months, 2 of the lights went out - I replaced the battery and the lights still didn't work. I contacted the company and they stated "this item does not have any warranty on it and the manufacture will not take this item in for repair either". Really????? This is not cheap and I am shocked that they wouldn't even replace the defected wee sight --- I'm so disappointed and will never purchase from this company again.

Amazing product! Peds ED nurse here. I just started on a new unit and they don’t have an IV light. This thing has been a life savor. A little bulky so makes it slightly hard to hold during insertion. Awesome for difficult pokes. Definitely recommend!

I have hate/love relationship with this thing. It does a decent job with trans-illumination, but that’s the inly good thing about it. I’ve had 3 of these things in 4 years due to them being cheaply made. The plastic breaks down and the product starts to fall apart. Definitely don’t drop it because it’ll crack. Changing the batteries requires a screwdriver. Sometimes the lights aren’t bright enough for the chubby babies. Def not worth the money. Have your employer purchase them for you and don’t waste your own money on them.

I'm an IV resource nurse at the children's hospital in San Diego and I've been using this light successfully for years. I've joked that it makes me look like an IV genius because it's so helpful in finding and cannulating veins on babies and small children. It also has limited usefulness in some situations on older patients by holding the light at an oblique angle to the limb in the area you expect to find a vein. I've even used this light to find antecubital veins on smaller kids. However, I have yet to see any one product that is useful in all situations for locating veins on all patients. This vein light must be used with room lights dimmed and either a low background light or someone standing by to turn on the room lights once the vein has been accessed. It tends to be less useful on patients with very dark skin or who are obese, including very chubby babies. We have a couple of large white light transilluminators (on rolling stands) available to us which can be more helpful on these patients. I just purchased a Wee Sight for myself (because I'm transferring departments), and there are a couple of caveats: 1) No product warranty. They tend to hold up pretty well, but I've also seen one of the three LED lights fail within a relatively short time, which reduces its effectiveness. 2) Being small, they are very easy to lose track of, and at $90 each... Attaching a lanyard makes it less likely to lose; I used green oxygen tubing, for visibility and easy cleaning.

As a pediatric resident, i bought this right before my 4th NICU rotation. I admit, i did tens of arterial sticks with regular transilluminators and it's always a pain in the butt cause you have to hold both the baby's hand and the device with one hand and do the stick with the other. With this device you can extend the baby's wrist to lay completely over it, so all you have to do is hold just the fingers with one hand and stick with the other. I admit it's beautiful & way more comfortable!! Did it on both full term and preterm babys and was way more successful with sticks at the first time compared to the regular transilluminator. Wish i had it earlier. Make sure you clean it with alcohol between patients & dim the room lights to see the arteries & veins shining at you! Didn't try it yet on older kids to be honest, but my expectation that i would work as nicely. A must have for anyone in the field of pediatrics / Neonatology!

I’m a seasoned peds nurse used to poking kids in an elevator outpatient clinic, but I’m new to ER nursing and poking tiny babies. This tool is a MUST! So helpful and worth the money. If you’re on the fence- make the jump!