Summary:
Vitestro introduces Aletta, an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device designed to revolutionize blood collection with precision, efficiency, and patient-centered innovation.
Takeaways:
- Honoring Medical Legacy – Named after Dr. Aletta Jacobs, the device embodies innovation, trust, and accessibility in healthcare.
- Revolutionizing Phlebotomy – Aletta’s AI-powered imaging and robotic precision set a new global standard for automated blood draws.
- Expanding Reach – Already CE-marked in Europe, Vitestro is working toward U.S. regulatory approval and broader adoption worldwide.
Vitestro, a provider of medical robotics, reveals the name of its autonomous blood drawing device: Aletta, an autonomous robotic device designed to perform automated blood draws with unparalleled precision and consistency.
Aletta is named in honor of Dr. Aletta Jacobs, a Dutch physician whose groundbreaking work reshaped modern healthcare. As the first female doctor in the Netherlands, Dr. Jacobs was a relentless advocate for medical advancement, accessibility, and patient well-being. Inspired by her vision, Aletta embodies these same values—trust, empathy, innovation, and collaboration—while paying tribute to Vitestro’s Dutch heritage and its mission to advance phlebotomy worldwide.
“The name Aletta fosters a human connection with both healthcare professionals and patients—making Aletta more than just technology,” says Brian Joseph, co-founder and commercial director at Vitestro. Patients and healthcare staff will interact with Aletta every day, and we want them to see her as an integral part of the phlebotomy team. By working alongside trained medical personnel, Aletta enhances precision and efficiency, ensuring a seamless experience and the highest quality of care for every patient.”
Robotic Phlebotomy Device Is Technology Disruptor
Aletta is an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device (ARPD), a unique technology descriptor that establishes a new category of medical robotics dedicated to optimizing blood collection. As the exclusive ARPD, Aletta sets the global industry standard for automated venous blood draws—enhancing clinical precision, safety, efficiency, and patient experience. By automating routine blood draws, Aletta enables phlebotomists and nurses to dedicate more time to patient care while addressing critical healthcare staffing shortages, which are expected to worsen in the coming years.
Numerous Advanced Capabilities
The Aletta autonomous robotic phlebotomy device’s advanced capabilities include:
• Innovation: AI-powered Doppler ultrasound and imaging technology for precise vein identification
• Precision: Robotic-controlled needle insertion for consistent, accurate blood draws
• Automation: Fully automated blood collection to reduce variability and human dependence
• Integration: Seamlessly fits into hospital and laboratory workflows, increasing efficiency, patient throughput, and workforce capacity
• Patient Safety and Experience: Clinically validated safety and comfort in over 4,000 patients, with pain levels comparable to or lower than manual blood drawsFollowing its CE-marking and initial commercial launch in Europe, Vitestro is preparing. for broader adoption of Aletta across hospitals and laboratories throughout the region.
Robotic Phlebotomy Device: Coming to America?
The company is also working towards U.S. regulatory approval and conducting a US-based multi-center clinical trial in collaboration with leading academic medical centers and healthcare systems. As demand for autonomous blood collection increases, Vitestro aims to establish ARPD technology as the new global standard of care—expanding access to high-quality diagnostics while improving the patient experience.
Featured Image: The Aletta, an autonomous robotic phlebotomy device, is named in honor of Dutch suffragist and physician who helped to modernize healthcare. Image: Vitestro
