Abstract: A phlebotomy aid device may include at least two pads each having a body side. An adhesive may attach to the body side of the at least two pads. The at least two pads may be connected by a connecting mechanism. A tightening mechanism may be attached to the connecting mechanism. The device may be attached to skin on sides of a vein of a patient. The tightening mechanism may allow the connecting mechanism to pull on the at least two pads, which in turn, may pull on the skin attached to the at least two pads. The device may allow for the stretching of skin in order to immobilize veins while not encroaching on a sterile field.

Abstract: A permissible advertising method and system for the health care field is disclosed in which promotional information about a medical company is provided to patients and anyone accessing information about the patient. The system includes a portable storage device such as a pen drive that is kept by the patient and that is connectable to a universal port of a computer. Medical records and information about only that patient are stored on the pen drive in a plurality of self-executing files. Also stored on the pen drive is promotional information about the medical company and an application computer program that will provide the promotional information along with a file when the file is opened and displayed by the computer on either or both a monitor and a document printed by a printer. Alternatively, the promotional information and/or the application computer program can be kept on the accessing computer. Advertising indicia or logos of the medical company can be located on the pen drive.