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RIVANNA initiates multi-site first-in-human study for Accuro XV musculoskeletal imaging system

RIVANNA initiates multi-site first-in-human study for Accuro XV musculoskeletal imaging system

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, OCTOBER 8, 2024 — RIVANNA®, developers of imaging-based medical solutions, has announced the launch of the first multi-site study employing the Accuro® XV musculoskeletal imaging system. This milestone follows a $30.5 million funding option...

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New Study: Growing Interest in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Across the U.S.

New Study: Growing Interest in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Across the U.S.

The role of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) has recently gained significant attention. A new study by RIVANNA®, which aims to analyze the growth of search interest for “CRNA” across the United States, has revealed some significant findings. The...

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RIVANNA secures patent for groundbreaking ultrasound-guided needle insertion system

RIVANNA secures patent for groundbreaking ultrasound-guided needle insertion system

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first imaging-based medical solutions, announced the acquisition of a groundbreaking patent for an advanced ultrasound-guided needle insertion system that promises to significantly enhance the...

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Successful Placement of a Labor Epidural in a Patient With Severe Thoracolumbar Scoliosis With the Assistance of Image-guided Ultrasound

Successful Placement of a Labor Epidural in a Patient With Severe Thoracolumbar Scoliosis With the Assistance of Image-guided Ultrasound

Background Conventional ultrasound has successfully displaced blind palpation for needle guidance procedures that include central venous access and peripheral nerve blockades. Additionally, the benefits of ultrasound guidance are increasingly clear for assessing and...

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Smarter Workflows Mean Better Outcomes: Workflow Intelligence for Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia

Smarter Workflows Mean Better Outcomes: Workflow Intelligence for Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia

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...

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Dr. McMullan: A Tool To Increase Success Rates and Decrease Placement Time Is Genius

Dr. McMullan: A Tool To Increase Success Rates and Decrease Placement Time Is Genius

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...

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Mitigating Anesthesiology’s Biggest Stressors: How Accuro Neuraxial Guidance Technology Can Help

Mitigating Anesthesiology’s Biggest Stressors: How Accuro Neuraxial Guidance Technology Can Help

These days, just about any job carries what feels like an incredible level of stress. But few careers actually match the stress of what it means to be an anesthesiologist or a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). This profession consistently ranks among...

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An Accuro Success Story: Rapid Placement of a Neuraxial Block in a Morbidly Obese Parturient

An Accuro Success Story: Rapid Placement of a Neuraxial Block in a Morbidly Obese Parturient

The physiology of morbidly obese patients presents unique challenges when it comes to adapting medical procedures — including those that require anesthetization. Achieving successful neuraxial anesthesia can be particularly daunting due to impalpable landmarks and...

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RIVANNA receives $30.5 million from BARDA to advance the Accuro XV musculoskeletal imaging system

RIVANNA receives $30.5 million from BARDA to advance the Accuro XV musculoskeletal imaging system

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, JULY 26, 2023 — RIVANNA®, developers of imaging-based medical solutions, announced that they have received funding totaling $30.5 million over 39 months from early execution of an option by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development...

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The Accuro® Advantage: Better Epidural Placement in Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders

The Accuro® Advantage: Better Epidural Placement in Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders

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. https://vimeo.com/842899612 To learn more...

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Accuro Epidural Guidance Device Demonstrated Superior for Spinal Anesthesia Administration Compared to Palpation and Conventional Ultrasound in a Parturient with Extreme Obesity

Accuro Epidural Guidance Device Demonstrated Superior for Spinal Anesthesia Administration Compared to Palpation and Conventional Ultrasound in a Parturient with Extreme Obesity

Accuro's integration of artificial intelligence with ultrasound (AI-US) provides detailed ultrasound image-analysis pivotal in complex clinical scenarios. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, August 16, 2022 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions,...

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RIVANNA® Names Jacob Katz Senior Director of Sales & Product Management

RIVANNA® Names Jacob Katz Senior Director of Sales & Product Management

Experienced Healthcare Marketing Expert Leads Commercial Strategy and Growth CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, July 20, 2022 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, has appointed Jacob Katz as the senior director of sales and product management....

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RIVANNA® Appoints Medical Technology Veteran Nikki Troiano Gainey to Board of Directors

RIVANNA® Appoints Medical Technology Veteran Nikki Troiano Gainey to Board of Directors

Medical Technology Leader to Advise Commercialization Strategy for Next-Generation Products CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, July 7, 2022 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, has named Nikki Troiano Gainey, a MedTech corporate and marketing...

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RIVANNA® Expands World-Class Engineering Team to Advance Development of the Accuro® Product Platform

RIVANNA® Expands World-Class Engineering Team to Advance Development of the Accuro® Product Platform

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, today announced the appointment of Paul Sheeran, PhD, as senior ultrasound engineer to advance the development of RIVANNA’s next-generation product platforms,...

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RIVANNA® Announces Partnership with BOMImed to Increase Distribution of Accuro® in Canada

RIVANNA® Announces Partnership with BOMImed to Increase Distribution of Accuro® in Canada

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, DECEMBER 1, 2021 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, announced they have entered into a partnership with BOMImed, a recognized manufacturer of anesthesia and critical care related consumables to represent and...

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RIVANNA announces award from U.S. government to develop Accuro Platform for rapid triage of blast-related injuries

RIVANNA announces award from U.S. government to develop Accuro Platform for rapid triage of blast-related injuries

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, OCTOBER 26, 2021 — RIVANNA®, developers of imaging-based medical solutions, announced that they have received a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the Office of the Assistant...

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RIVANNA’s Accuro Shows Statistically Significant Efficacy And Safety For Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia

RIVANNA’s Accuro Shows Statistically Significant Efficacy And Safety For Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, today announced the results of a recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) showing that Accuro® automated spinal navigation system significantly enhanced...

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RIVANNA’s Accuro Automatically Identifies And Measures Epidural Space Depth With Accuracy Equivalent To Standard Ultrasound In Obese Pregnant Women

RIVANNA’s Accuro Automatically Identifies And Measures Epidural Space Depth With Accuracy Equivalent To Standard Ultrasound In Obese Pregnant Women

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, September 8, 2021 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, today announced the results of a prospective, double-blind study demonstrating that the Accuro® Epidural Guidance device with SpineNav3D™...

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Q. As a practicing Obstetric Anesthesiologist, why did you decide to try Accuro for epidurals and spinals? A: I'm always pursuing new technology. I happened upon the Accuro booth at the SOAP meeting, was very intrigued, and decided to give it a try. As an...

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Q. As a practicing Obstetric Anesthesiologist, why did you decide to try Accuro for epidurals and spinals? A: I first became aware of Accuro about four years ago. Practicing anesthesiology in a community-hospital setting for 25 years, I was always interested in how...

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RIVANNA’s Accuro Product-Line Expansion Fortified With European Notice Of Allowance

RIVANNA’s Accuro Product-Line Expansion Fortified With European Notice Of Allowance

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, JUNE 2, 2021—RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, announced the European Patent Office has issued RIVANNA a notice of allowance for European patent application No. 13803513.4 entitled “Ultrasound Imaging of...

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RIVANNA® Announces Alliance With Tri-anim Health Services To Increase Nationwide Distribution Of Accuro®

RIVANNA® Announces Alliance With Tri-anim Health Services To Increase Nationwide Distribution Of Accuro®

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, MAY 4, 2021—RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, announced they have entered into a partnership with Tri-anim Health Services, a specialty distributor of respiratory, anesthesia, and critical-care supplies, to...

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United Kingdom’s NICE Publishes Medtech Innovation Briefing on the Use of Accuro®

United Kingdom’s NICE Publishes Medtech Innovation Briefing on the Use of Accuro®

UK's NICE Publishes Medtech Innovation Briefing On Accuro For Guiding Epidural Or Spinal Anaesthesia To Reduce Needle Insertions Compared With Palpation Alone In People With Obesity CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., April 13, 2021—RIVANNA®, developers of world-first,...

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RIVANNA Launches Accuro Second Generation with Multi-Frequency Image Reconstruction and AI-Based Spine Recognition

RIVANNA Launches Accuro Second Generation with Multi-Frequency Image Reconstruction and AI-Based Spine Recognition

RIVANNA Launches Accuro Second Generation With BoneEnhance® Multi-Frequency Image Reconstruction And SpineNav3D™ AI-Based Spine Recognition CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., March 23, 2021 — RIVANNA®, developers of world-first, imaging-based medical solutions, announces...

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RIVANNA Launches Second Generation Accuro With Thoracic Functionality And Globally Enhanced Performance

RIVANNA Launches Second Generation Accuro With Thoracic Functionality And Globally Enhanced Performance

Real-time needle guidance for paramedian epidural and spinal anesthesia maximizes image guidance efficiency CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., November 16, 2020 – RIVANNA® today announced launch of its second-generation Accuro® automated spinal navigation system,...

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Intervertebral Level Identification and Image-guided Epidural Placement in Parturient Presenting Post-trauma Spinal Instrumentation and Scarring

Intervertebral Level Identification and Image-guided Epidural Placement in Parturient Presenting Post-trauma Spinal Instrumentation and Scarring

Background Conventional ultrasound has successfully displaced blind palpation for needle guidance procedures that include central venous access and peripheral nerve blockades. Additionally, the benefits of ultrasound guidance are increasingly clear for assessing...

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RIVANNA® To Commercialize Low-Cost, Bedside System To Minimize Non-Diagnostic BMTB Acquisition

RIVANNA® To Commercialize Low-Cost, Bedside System To Minimize Non-Diagnostic BMTB Acquisition

Palpation alone to determine the appropriate needle trajectory is recognized as a contributing factor in the acquisition of non-diagnostic BMTB specimens [1, 2].   CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, May 20, 2020 — RIVANNA announced that the company was awarded a $1.5M...

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An Accuro Success Story: Rapid Placement of Neuraxial Block in Morbidly Obese Parturient to Avoid General Anesthesia

An Accuro Success Story: Rapid Placement of Neuraxial Block in Morbidly Obese Parturient to Avoid General Anesthesia

Neuraxial ultrasound is proven to increase spinal and epidural success; however, a steep learning curve has prevented widespread adoption of this technology. Accuro’s SpineNav3D™ technology eases the training burden by automating identification of spinal...

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Automated Ultrasound Guidance Streamlines Epidural Placement for Challenging Patients in Labor

Automated Ultrasound Guidance Streamlines Epidural Placement for Challenging Patients in Labor

It’s no secret that childbirth hurts. For most women, it is characterized by intense pain and pressure in the lower abdomen and back – and for some, this can be overwhelming. Many patients choose relief through epidural analgesia, which involves injection of a...

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RIVANNA prepares for European Market adoption of Accuro™ with the appointment of a new Vice President of Sales, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

RIVANNA prepares for European Market adoption of Accuro™ with the appointment of a new Vice President of Sales, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

RIVANNA prepares for European Market adoption of Accuro™ with the appointment of a new Vice President of Sales, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)