{"id":270834,"date":"2026-06-12T00:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/spectrum-vascular-acquires-piccolo-medical-accelerating-launch-of-next-generation-catheter-navigation-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:15:11","slug":"spectrum-vascular-acquires-piccolo-medical-accelerating-launch-of-next-generation-catheter-navigation-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/spectrum-vascular-acquires-piccolo-medical-accelerating-launch-of-next-generation-catheter-navigation-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectrum Vascular Acquires Piccolo Medical, Accelerating Launch of Next-Generation Catheter Navigation Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spectrum Vascular Acquires Piccolo Medical, Accelerating Launch of Next-Generation Catheter Navigation Technology<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.biospace.com\/press-releases\/spectrum-vascular-acquires-piccolo-medical-accelerating-launch-of-next-generation-catheter-navigation-technology<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-12 00:52:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.biospace.com<\/a><\/p>\n

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.<\/span>, June 11, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Spectrum Vascular (“Spectrum”), a leading provider of vascular access and medication management products, today announced the acquisition of Piccolo Medical (“Piccolo”), a developer of state-of-the-art catheter guidance products. The transaction deepens a partnership focused on bringing next-generation catheter guidance technology to market and marks a significant step forward in Spectrum’s mission to deliver a complete, differentiated vascular access solution to the clinical community.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Augustus Shanahan, CEO of Piccolo, will join Spectrum alongside the legacy Piccolo team. The group will advance development and commercialization of its 510(k)-cleared catheter guidance and location products, building upon an innovation roadmap more than a decade in the making. Piccolo’s real-time catheter guidance utilizes proprietary blood flow sensing technology to precisely guide catheter tip placement, eliminating the need for confirmatory chest X-rays. Piccolo completed the first successful patient placements of its next-generation Nav+ Stylet in May 2026, marking the beginning of a new era in guided vascular access.<\/p>\n

“Joining the Spectrum team marks an exciting new chapter for Piccolo and for vascular access as a whole,” said Augustus Shanahan. “I am incredibly proud of what the Piccolo team has built over the past decade, and together with Spectrum, we now have the platform, the portfolio, and the reach to set a new standard, delivering better outcomes for patients and real economic value for the hospitals that serve them.”<\/p>\n

Kenneth Miller, CEO of Spectrum, commented, “The acquisition of Piccolo Medical represents an important milestone in our mission to transform vascular access. By combining Piccolo’s breakthrough navigation technology with Spectrum’s vascular access portfolio and commercial reach, we are uniquely positioned…<\/p>\n

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