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Rivanna tackles epidural failure rates with its hand-held imaging device

November 7, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

When they were students in the biomedical engineering department at the University of Virginia, Will Mauldin and Kevin Owen found a problem that needed solving – anesthesiologists often fail to successfully place an epidural on their first try. It’s a problem that costs the medical system more than $1.5 billion each year, according to Rivanna Medical. […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Hospital Care, Imaging, Pain Management, Pharmaceutical, Spine Tagged With: Rivanna Medical

7 medtech stories we missed this week: May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

From FDA clearances to touting study data, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. XpandOrtho wins FDA 510(k) clearance XpandOrtho announced in a May 17 press release that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its electronic soft tissue balancing instrument for total knee replacement surgery. […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Clinical Trials, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance, Research & Development Tagged With: Body Vision Medical, Exactech Inc., lombardmedical, MedTech, NxThera Inc., Rivanna Medical, Visionsense, XpandOrtho

Study: Rivanna’s anesthesia placement device boosts accuracy, efficacy

May 16, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Rivanna Medical touted data from 3 trials today showing that its Accuro automatic spinal navigation system boosts the accuracy of epidural and spinal anesthesia placement compared to traditional techniques, even for residents-in-training. Accuro is a pocket-sized ultrasound system that automatically detects spinal midline, epidural depth and trajectory. One trial at the University of Virginia Medical […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Drug-Device Combinations, Pharmaceutical, Spine, Surgical Tagged With: Rivanna Medical

Rivanna wins Health Canada nod for Accuro spinal navigation system

April 25, 2017 By Fink Densford

Rivanna Medical said today it won Health Canada approval for its Accuro automatic spinal navigation system for epidural and neuroaxial anesthesia guidance. The Accuro system is a pocket-sized, portable ultrasound guidance device which provides 3D navigation for needle insertions to improve clinician accuracy in placement, the Charlottesville, Va.-based company said. “Accurate needle placement for epidural and […]

Filed Under: Regulatory/Compliance, Spine, Ultrasound Tagged With: Rivanna Medical

Rivanna Medical pulls down $3m

August 25, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Rivanna Medical, which makes an epidural needle guidance device, raised $3 million in an equity offering, according to a regulatory filing. Charlottesville, Va.-based Rivanna won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Accuro handheld needle guidance device indicated for spinal anesthesia in March 2015 and launched the device last November. A quintet of unnamed investors participated in […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Imaging Tagged With: Anesthesia, Rivanna Medical

Rivanna launches Accuro device in U.S.

November 4, 2015 By Fink Densford

Rivanna Medical said today it commercially launched its Accuro anesthesia guidance device in the U.S., and said it is in continuing discussions with 3 potential corporate partners. The announcement was made at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting in San Diego last week. The Accuro system provides 3D navigation for needle insertions to improve […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Imaging, Pain Management Tagged With: Rivanna Medical

Rivanna wins FDA nod for Accuro epidural guidance device

July 13, 2015 By Fink Densford

Rivanna Medical said it has won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Accuro handheld needle guidance device indicated for spinal anesthesia. The system provides 3D navigation for needle insertions to improve clinician accuracy in placement, the Charlottesville, Va.-based Rivanna Medical said. “Because there are numerous clinical uses for Accuro, we believe it is a disruptive, game-changing […]

Filed Under: 510(k), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Imaging, Regulatory/Compliance, Spine Tagged With: Rivanna Medical

Medtronic shuffles the deck | Personnel Moves

June 25, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today said it named Geoff Martha to be the new president of its restorative therapies division, replacing Christopher O’Connell, who left to take the CEO spot at Waters Corp. Martha is slated to be replaced in the chief integration officer role by Bill Burke, who joined Medtronic as part of its $50 billion acquisition […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: IsoRay, Medtronic, Personnel Moves, Rivanna Medical, TissueGen

TAVI: Direct Flow taps ex-CoreValve chief Lemaitre | Personnel Moves

May 7, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Direct Flow taps ex-CoreValve chief Lemaitre | Personnel Moves

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Alacrita, Catalent, CryoLife, Direct Flow Medical Inc., Haemonetics, Insulet, Integra LifeSciences, Nuvasive, Personnel Moves, Presbia, Rivanna Medical, Sanofi-Aventis, SeaSpine, Stereotaxis

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