Spectrum Vascular Buys Catheter Guidance Tech Maker Piccolo Medical

Spectrum Vascular, a provider of vascular access and medication management products, has acquired Piccolo Medical, a maker of catheter guidance products.

Piccolo’s real-time catheter guidance leverages proprietary blood flow sensing technology to guide catheter tip placement, removing the need for confirmatory chest X-rays. The company completed the first successful patient placements of its next-gen Nav+ Stylet in May.

Augustus Shanahan, Piccolo’s CEO, will join Spectrum along with the legacy Piccolo team. The group plans to advance development and commercialization of its 510(k)-cleared catheter guidance and location products, drawing on an innovation roadmap over a decade in the making.

“Joining the Spectrum team marks an exciting new chapter for Piccolo and for vascular access as a whole,” said 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.”

The two companies plan to accelerate commercialization, deepen integration with Spectrum’s existing catheter portfolio, and scale the next-gen platform.

“The acquisition of Piccolo Medical represents an important milestone in our mission to transform vascular access,” said Spectrum CEO Kenneth Miller. “By combining Piccolo’s breakthrough navigation technology with Spectrum’s vascular access portfolio and commercial reach, we are uniquely positioned to accelerate innovation, improve patient care, and redefine the standard of care for clinicians worldwide.”