2025 was a defining year for RIVANNA as we connected with anesthesiology providers, healthcare innovators, and research leaders across the United States. From clinical symposia and pitch competitions to academic conferences and a moment in Times Square, our mission...
Military medical device development requires more than adapting existing technology; it demands understanding operational realities from the ground up. The Accuro 3S-MIL development process exemplified this approach through a comprehensive 36-month timeline that...
Military healthcare providers face unique challenges when treating spinal conditions in deployed settings, where standard ultrasound equipment often falls short of operational needs. As a result, lower back pain significantly impacts military readiness, frequently...
Low back pain is one of the most common and costly challenges in military healthcare. It’s a leading cause of medical discharge, and it directly affects force readiness by delaying or preventing return to duty. For CRNAs, anesthesiologists, and pain management...
Delivering the right solution often begins with understanding the right context. RIVANNA's introduction to the military healthcare sector was shaped not only by a product pitch, but by the realization that the primary challenge lay in mastering the language of the...
In spinal anesthesia, precision isn’t optional — it’s foundational. Yet even with the increasing use of neuraxial ultrasound, traditional single-array probes still face key limitations: obstructed views, ambiguous needle trajectories, and inconsistent...
For years, neuraxial ultrasound has promised to transform spinal access by offering real-time, image-guided precision. While its benefits are well documented, widespread adoption has been slowed by technical barriers and hesitation driven by usability limitations....
Paul Sheeran, Ph.D. — Director of Research & Development at RIVANNA — explains how RIVANNA is working closely with military healthcare providers to drive medical innovation for military medical centers and military clinicians. Through strategic collaboration,...
How do you optimize one of the most technically challenging procedures in medicine? Paul Sheeran, Ph.D. — Director of R&D at RIVANNA — discusses a series of design interventions intended to reduce procedural variability in neuraxial ultrasound. Our approach...
Will Mauldin, Ph.D. — Chairman, CEO, and Co‑founder at RIVANNA — reflects on iterative paths to innovation in neuraxial ultrasound. Our ongoing collaboration with OB anesthesia providers and societies like SOAP has shaped the development of our continuous...
Reimbursement gaps and inconsistent complication reporting might be slowing the adoption of neuraxial ultrasound. Will Mauldin, Ph.D. — Chairman, CEO, and Co‑founder at RIVANNA — explains why these systemic challenges must be addressed to ensure advanced ultrasound...
Will Mauldin, Ph.D. — Chairman, CEO, and Co‑founder at RIVANNA — discusses the future of spinal needle guidance in a healthcare system still dominated by fee-for-service models. As the industry moves toward value-based care, RIVANNA is leading the way with...
Chris Thom, MD, RDMS — Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine — discusses the key parameters for designing studies in clinical testing. ✅ : Ensuring patients fully understand the trial and provide legal...
Jaime Tierney Stanton — Ultrasound Systems Engineer at RIVANNA — discusses two key benefits of integrating AI-driven anatomical guidance and diagnostics into medical technology: Improved adaptability Improved efficiency 🔔 Follow us to stay up to date...
Will Mauldin, Ph.D. — Chairman, CEO, and Co‑founder at RIVANNA — has some thoughts about what’s on the horizon for AI-driven ultrasound innovation. As we innovate AI platforms for new clinical settings, real-world data is continuously fed back into AI training...
Chris Thom, MD, RDMS — Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine — discusses the pivotal role of clinical trials in advancing medical care. Clinical trials, even at the feasibility stage, lay the groundwork for...
Will Mauldin, Ph.D. — Chairman, CEO, and Co‑founder at RIVANNA — discusses a paradigm shift in how we innovate to create procedural efficiencies. While the journey to full clinical adoption takes time, RIVANNA is committed to advancing imaging-based solutions that...
Paul Sheeran — Director of Research & Development at RIVANNA — discusses our focus on enhancing both the patient experience and clinical outcomes by optimizing processes for providers, particularly recognizing the challenges many face with ultrasound technology. We...
Will Mauldin, Ph.D. — Chairman, CEO, and Co‑founder at RIVANNA — emphasizes the need to overcome the long-standing challenges of real-time needle visualization in neuraxial anesthesia. Traditional ultrasound-guided procedures face two key barriers: 🚫 the...
Jacqueline Donovan, MD — Obstetric Anesthesiologist at Albany Medical Center — faces unique challenges every day, caring for patients with complex medical histories … or no medical history at all. She shares how Accuro is helping her practice improve patient...
Matthew Sikora, DO — Obstetric Anesthesiologist at MetroHealth Medical Center — emphasizes the importance of trusting your skills with neuraxial ultrasound. By confronting challenges with understanding, innovation, and technology, clinicians can: ✅ achieve...
Chris Thom, MD, RDMS — Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine — provides a detailed insider’s review of our Accuro XV feasibility trial. We’re investigating if ultrasound technology for musculoskeletal injury...
Chris Thom, MD, RDMS — Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine — shares insights into the ongoing feasibility study for Accuro XV, a groundbreaking musculoskeletal ultrasound device. This feasibility study will...
Chris Thom, MD, RDMS — Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine — breaks down how Accuro XV is set to simplify and speed up care for extremity injuries. Instead of the usual multistep process involving X-rays and...
Beth Clayton — Professor and Program Director at the University of Cincinnati — shares her experiences using Accuro to enhance CRNA education. By simplifying the process of identifying midline and intervertebral spaces, Accuro reduces the need for multiple...
Anesthesiologist Dr. Stephen Garber discusses special use cases for Accuro Neuraxial Guidance. Discover how this ultrasound-guidance device improves precision and patient safety, as well as how Dr. Garber sees this technology impacting anesthesiology in the future....
Kathryn Ozgun — Sr. Ultrasound Systems Engineer at RIVANNA — has a sneak peek for those of you asking about our next generation of the Accuro product line. We’re wrapping R&D efforts on neuraxial guidance technology with some groundbreaking advancements in device...
Craig Loomis — Senior Director of Product Management at RIVANNA — explains our process for keeping partners informed, sharing feedback, and iterating together. Progress happens when conversations shift from “me” to “we.” At RIVANNA, this is always a critical...
Anesthesiologist Dr. Stephen Garber describes Accuro’s ultrasound guidance for neuraxial anesthesia as an indispensable tool in his practice. Learn how this AI-powered device helps anesthesiologists personalize care, enhancing confidence and procedural precision...
Craig Loomis — Senior Director of Product Management at RIVANNA — gives an insider’s look at RIVANNA’s upcoming innovations in ultrasound guidance for neuraxial anesthesia. We’re developing cutting-edge solutions that address clinical challenges and improve medical...
Craig Loomis — Senior Director of Product Management at RIVANNA — shares his passion for improving healthcare through medical technology, especially through collaboration with clinicians. By addressing clinical challenges and connecting healthcare providers with...
Antonio Gonzalez, M.D. — Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine — highlights the importance of embracing technological innovations in healthcare for improved patient care. While technology might initially challenge our sense of control, it...
Anesthesiologist Dr. Stephen Garber demonstrates how Accuro's AI-enhanced neuraxial ultrasound guidance improves epidural placement. This is a level of precision traditional methods can’t match. Discover how Accuro helps anesthesiologists pinpoint optimal depth and...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making ultrasound-guided neuraxial anesthesia easier for both novice and experienced healthcare providers to learn and adopt. Adam Dixon, Ph.D. — Vice President of Engineering at RIVANNA — explains how AI-enabled ultrasound guidance...
The complexity of spinal muscle systems — comprising multiple overlapping layers while varying widely in tone and bulk — significantly complicates palpation to identify insertion points for neuraxial anesthesia. Muscle dynamics and the presence of adipose and...
Accuro is improving patient care and administrative efficiency in low-resource settings. Anesthesiologist Dr. Audrey Alleyne discusses the tremendous benefits of the Accuro Neuraxial Guidance device for spinal and epidural anesthesia where time and access to...
Dr. Yunus Shah, attending anesthesiologist, describes the convenience and efficiency of using the Accuro Neuraxial Guidance device for anesthesia to accomplish epidural placement in challenging Advanced epidural guidance means improved outcomes for clinicians...
Patients with complex anatomies – such as those with an increased BMI or scoliosis – suffer more failed attempts at needle placement than other patients. That hurts the patient, frustrates the clinician, and wastes time. That’s why RIVANNA created the handheld...
Dr. Will Mauldin, RIVANNA CEO and Co-Founder, saw a need in anesthesia for automated, real-time image guidance for epidurals. That prompted the development of the FDA-approved Accuro Neuraxial Guidance device, an ultrasound-based imaging solution for epidural and...
Dr. Antonio Gonzalez of the Yale School of Medicine demonstrates RIVANNA’S Accuro from start to finish, showing how neuraxial navigation is faster and more accurate with Accuro’s image guidance technologies that improve bone visualization and spinal landmark...
Hear anesthesia providers describe their real-world experiences using RIVANNA’S Accuro Neuraxial Guidance technology for epidurals and spinals. See what your peers are doing to reduce complications by over 80% by addressing their challenges. Accuro Neuraxial...
CRNA Kelli Camp describes how Accuro is “an amazing tool” that enables her small hospital to provide faster relief with greater confidence and give every patient a more effective epidural regardless of their size or body shape. Visit booth 525 at AANA or sign...
What are the benefits of using Accuro? Dr. Beth Clayton, nurse anesthesia program director at the University of Cincinnati, explains how Accuro facilitates a more effective epidural, lowers complication rates, and optimizes the patient experience. We invite you to...
Will Mauldin, CEO and Co-Founder of RIVANNA, discusses his company’s mission to elevate the standard of patient care and the ways their ongoing partnership with BARDA, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, provides a unique opportunity to...
Brendan Carvalho, MD, Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia, Stanford University Medical Center, shares his expertise about the widely accepted use and accuracy of ultrasound devices in neuraxial anesthesia, and his thoughts on the comparable Accuro device, which has the...
Brandon Togioka, M.D., Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University and Vice Chair of Clinical Research for Anesthesiology @ OHSU, explains how Accuro enabled him to successfully administer a neuraxial epidural to a patient with scoliosis. To...
Brandon Togioka, M.D., Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University and Vice Chair of Clinical Research for Anesthesiology @ OHSU, shares the benefits of Accuro for patients with complex anatomies. To learn more about how Accuro neuraxial...