A portable, hand-held, battery-powered device designed to help locate peripheral veins beneath the skin using infrared (IR) laser-generated light. It is intended to illuminate the position of veins on the skin surface directly above the veins to assist a healthcare professional in finding a vein of the right size and position for venipuncture. The device may include a small liquid crystal display (LCD) screen to cycle through previously stored display settings to help optimize vein display for the patient undergoing examination/treatment.