CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RIVANNA®, developers of world-first imaging-based medical technologies, has been awarded a $2.21 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II (R44) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an ultrasound guidance solution for pediatric lumbar punctures (LPs) on its Accuro® 3S platform.
kAm{F>32C AF?4EFC6D 2C6 4C:E:42= :? EC62E:?8 24FE6 =J>A9@3=2DE:4 =6F<6>:2 Wp{{X—E96 >@DE 4@>>@? 49:=59@@5 42?46C[ 4@>AC:D:?8 23@FE adT @7 A65:2EC:4 42D6D] {!D D6CG6 2 5F2= AFCA@D6i 4@?7:C>:?8 5:28?@D:D 2?5 56=:G6C:?8 :?EC2E9642= 496>@E96C2AJ] sFC:?8 2 EJA:42= EH@\J62C EC62E>6?E A6C:@5[ 2 49:=5 >2J F?56C8@ FA E@ a_ {!D]k^Am
kAmw@H6G6C[ EC25:E:@?2= {! AC@465FC6D 42? @7E6? 36 492==6?8:?8[ =625:?8 E@ EC2F>2E:4 =F>32C AF?4EFC6D W%{!DX—AC@465FC6D :? H9:49 46C63C@DA:?2= 7=F:5 364@>6D 4@?E2>:?2E65 H:E9 3=@@5] %{!D[ H9:49 27764E FA E@ bgT @7 AC@465FC6D 2C6 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 A@@C6C A2E:6?E @FE4@>6D] %96D6 4@>A=:42E:@?D 2C6 =2C86=J 5F6 E@ AC@465FC2= 5:77:4F=EJ[ 6DA64:2==J :? G6CJ J@F?8 49:=5C6?[ @C E9@D6 H:E9 2 9:89 3@5J >2DD :?56I Wq|xX]k^Am
kAmu=F@C@D4@AJ :D @7E6? FD65 E@ :>AC@G6 {! DF446DD C2E6D :? 492==6?8:?8 42D6D[ 3FE C6=:2?46 @? 7=F@C@D4@A:4 8F:52?46 A@D6D 4F>F=2E:G6 C25:2E:@? C:D<D[ H9:49 :D A2CE:4F=2C=J 4@?46C?:?8 7@C A65:2EC:4 A2E:6?ED H9@ F?56C8@ >F=E:A=6 {! AC@465FC6D] s6DA:E6 6G:56?46 E92E F=EC2D@F?5 8F:52?46 C65F46D %{! C2E6D H9:=6 6=:>:?2E:?8 :@?:K:?8 C25:2E:@? 6IA@DFC6[ 3=:?5 A2=A2E:@? @C 7=F@C@D4@AJ 8F:52?46 C6>2:? E96 DE2?52C5 @7 42C6 5F6 E@ E96 EC2:?:?8 2?5 H@C<7=@H 4@>A=6I:EJ @7 {! 8F:52?46 FD:?8 EC25:E:@?2= F=EC2D@F?5 DJDE6>D] %@ 255C6DD E9:D F?>6E ?665[ #x'p}}p H:== 56G6=@A 565:42E65 A65:2EC:4 {! 762EFC6D 7@C :ED p44FC@ b$ :>28:?8 A=2E7@C>—2? 25G2?465[ 4@>A24E[ px\6?23=65 365D:56 F=EC2D@F?5 DJDE6>]k^Am
kAmp44FC@ b$ 4@>3:?6D 4FEE:?8\6586 92C5H2C6 :??@G2E:@?D H:E9 :?E6==:86?E 2=8@C:E9>D E92E 2FE@>2E:42==J 56E64E DA:?2= 2?2E@>J 2?5 8F:56 4=:?:4:2?D E@ E96 :562= ?665=6 :?D6CE:@? D:E6[ 6G6? :? 2?2E@>:42==J 492==6?8:?8 A2E:6?ED] %96 A=2E7@C> 762EFC6D ?@G6= sF2=\pCC2JkDFAm%|k^DFAm EC2?D5F46C E649?@=@8J DFAA@CE:?8 QE9C@F89\E96\AC@36Q ?665=6 EC2;64E@CJ] p D:?8=6\FD6[ DE6C:=6 2446DD@CJ :D 2=D@ F?56C 56G6=@A>6?E E@ D64FC6 E96 AC@36 @? E96 A2E:6?EVD 324<[ 6?23=:?8 E96 4=:?:4:2? E@ 7@4FD 7F==J @? ?665=6 4@?EC@= 2?5 E24E:=6 7665324<]k^Am
kAm%96 p44FC@ b$ A=2E7@C> :D 36:?8 252AE65 E@ DFAA@CE 2 3C@25 DA64ECF> @7 A65:2EC:4 3@5J D:K6D[ 7C@> :?72?ED H:E9 56=:42E6 2?2E@>J E@ 25@=6D46?ED H:E9 9:896C q|x] %96 DJDE6> :D 56D:8?65 E@ D9@CE6? E96 =62C?:?8 4FCG6 7@C F=EC2D@F?5 8F:52?46[ 6?23=:?8 AC@465FC2= AC@7:4:6?4J 27E6C @?=J 2 76H DFA6CG:D65 AC@465FC6D] qJ >:?:>:K:?8 72:=65 2EE6>AED 2?5 %{!D[ p44FC@ b$ 92D E96 A@E6?E:2= E@ :>AC@G6 EC62E>6?E @FE4@>6D 2?5 DFAA@CE :?4C62D65 DFCG:G2= C2E6D 7@C 49:=5C6? H:E9 p{{[ H9:=6 :>AC@G:?8 A2E:6?E 2?5 AC@G:56C D2E:D724E:@?]k^Am
kAmQ%9:D AC@;64E C6AC6D6?ED 2 D:8?:7:42?E DE6A E@H2C5 D276C[ >@C6 67764E:G6 DA:?2= :?E6CG6?E:@?D 7@C A65:2EC:4 @?4@=@8J A2E:6?ED[Q D2:5 kDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\A6CD@?Qm!2F= $966C2?k^DA2?m[ !9s[ s:C64E@C @7 #6D62C49 2?5 s6G6=@A>6?E 2E #x'p}}p] Q%96 p44FC@ b$ A=2E7@C> 762EFC6D @FC AC@AC:6E2CJ px\q@?6t?92?46kDFAm®k^DFAm :>28:?8 2?5 $A:?6}2G\px™ 2?2E@>:42= C64@8?:E:@? E649?@=@8:6D[ >2<:?8 :E 2 H6==\E2:=@C65 D@=FE:@? E@ :>AC@G6 42C6 7@C A65:2EC:4 p{{ A2E:6?ED] %96D6 42A23:=:E:6D D:>A=:7J E96 AC@465FC6[ C65F46 E96 =62C?:?8 4FCG6[ 2?5 8:G6 4=:?:4:2?D 8C62E6C AC64:D:@? 2?5 4@?7:56?46 H96? A6C7@C>:?8 =F>32C AF?4EFC6D :? 49:=5C6? H:E9 4@>A=6I @C G2C:23=6 2?2E@>J]Qk^Am
kAm!C64=:?:42= 56G6=@A>6?E H:== :?G@=G6 px 762EFC6D E2:=@C65 7@C A65:2EC:4 A@AF=2E:@?D 2D H6== 2D 4@==23@C2E:G6 FD23:=:EJ[ 244FC24J[ 2?5 =62C?:?8 4FCG6 DEF5:6D E@ 6?DFC6 E96 A=2E7@C> >66ED 4=:?:42= ?665D] #x'p}}p 24<?@H=6586D E96 7@==@H:?8 4=:?:42= 4@==23@C2E@CD 7@C E96:C 4@?EC:3FE:@?D E@ E96 8C2?E AC@A@D2=ik^Am
kF= EJA6lQ5:D4Qmk=:mkDEC@?8m|:4926= t?86=[ |s[ !9sk^DEC@?8m — r9:67 @7 !65:2EC:4 w6>2E@=@8J 2?5 ~?4@=@8J[ kDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\@C8Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 ':C8:?:2k^DA2?m w62=E9k^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mkDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\A6CD@?Qm'=25 #25F=6D4Fk^DA2?m[ |sk^DEC@?8m — !C@76DD@C @7 !65:2EC:4D[ !65:2EC:4 w6>2E@=@8J 2?5 ~?4@=@8J[ kDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\@C8Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 z6?EF4<Jk^DA2?m r@==686 @7 |65:4:?6k^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8m|6=:?52 (F[ |s[ |r#k^DEC@?8m — pDD:DE2?E !C@76DD@C @7 !65:2EC:4D[ !65:2EC:4 w6>2E@=@8J^~?4@=@8J[ ~C68@? w62=E9 U2>Aj $4:6?46 &?:G6CD:EJk^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8my] }:49@=2D qC6?E@?[ |sk^DEC@?8m — pDD@4:2E6 !C@76DD@C @7 !65:2EC:4D 2?5 }6FC@=@8J[ kDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\@C8Qm&?:G6CD:EJ @7 ':C8:?:2k^DA2?m r9:=5C6?VD w@DA:E2=k^=:mk=:mkDEC@?8mkDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\A6CD@?Qms2G:5 tG2?Dk^DA2?m[ |sk^DEC@?8m — r92:C[ s:G:D:@? @7 r=:?:42= &=EC2D@F?5j !C@76DD@C @7 t>6C86?4J |65:4:?6 2?5 #25:@=@8J[ kDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\@C8Qm':C8:?:2 r@>>@?H62=E9 &?:G6CD:EJk^DA2?mk^=:mk^F=m
kAm%96 C6D62C49 C6A@CE65 :? E96 AC6DD C6=62D6 H2D DFAA@CE65 3J E96 }2E:@?2= r2?46C x?DE:EFE6 W}rxX @7 E96 }2E:@?2= x?DE:EFE6D @7 w62=E9 W}xwX F?56C 2H2C5 ?F>36C #ccrpb_a_bb] %9:D 7F?5:?8 H:== E@E2= kDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\>@?6JQmSa]a]` >:==:@?k^DA2?m 2?5 H:== 4@G6C `__T @7 E96 AC@;64E] %96 4@?E6?E :D D@=6=J E96 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ @7 E96 2FE9@CD 2?5 5@6D ?@E ?646DD2C:=J C6AC6D6?E E96 @77:4:2= G:6H @7 E96 }2E:@?2= x?DE:EFE6D @7 w62=E9]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mp3@FE #x'p}}pk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm#x'p}}p® :D 2 4@>>6C4:2=\DE286 >65:42= 56G:46 :??@G2E@C 2?5 >2?F724EFC6C :? kDA2? 4=2DDlQI?\=@42E:@?Qmr92C=@EE6DG:==6[ 'pk^DA2?m] #x'p}}p 56G6=@AD 2?5 4@>>6C4:2=:K6D H@C=5\7:CDE :>28:?8\32D65 >65:42= E649?@=@8:6D E92E 6=6G2E6 8=@32= DE2?52C5D @7 42C6] %96 r@>A2?J AC@G:56D 62C=J\ 2?5 =2E6\DE286 4@>AC696?D:G6 :>28:?8 D@=FE:@?D 7@C A@:?E\@7\42C6 DA:?2= ?665=6 :?E6CG6?E:@?D 2?5 >FD4F=@D<6=6E2= 5:28?@DE:4D] {62C? >@C6i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^4a`a]?6E^4^=:?<^nEl_U2>Aj=l6?U2>Aj@lcd_a_ge\`U2>Aj9l`edbg`egd_U2>AjFl9EEADTbpTauTauC:G2??2>65:42=]4@>TauU2>Aj2l#x'p}}pQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm#x'p}}pk^2m]k^Am
kA :5lQ!&#{Qmk:>8 E:E=6lQr:D:@?Q H:5E9lQ`aQ 96:89ElQ`aQ 2=ElQr:D:@?Q DC4lQ9EEADi^^4a`a]?6E^4^:>8^72G:4@?]A?8nD?l}tedfh_U2>AjD5la_ad\_h\_cQ ^m ':6H @C:8:?2= 4@?E6?E E@ 5@H?=@25 >F=E:>65:2ik2 :5lQ!#}&#{Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^C:G2??2\2H2C565\a\a`\>:==:@?\?:9\8C2?E\E@\56G6=@A\A65:2EC:4\=F>32C\AF?4EFC6\F=EC2D@F?5\8F:52?46\DJDE6>\b_adcefad]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9EEADi^^HHH]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^?6HD\C6=62D6D^C:G2??2\2H2C565\a\a`\>:==:@?\?:9\8C2?E\E@\56G6=@A\A65:2EC:4\=F>32C\AF?4EFC6\F=EC2D@F?5\8F:52?46\DJDE6>\b_adcefad]9E>=k^2mk^Am
kAm$~&#rt #x'p}}pk^Am
kAmk:>8 2=ElQQ DC4lQ9EEADi^^CE]AC?6HDH:C6]4@>^CE]8:7n}6HDxE6>x5l}tedfh_U2>Aj%C2?D>:DD:@?0x5la_ad_h_c`c__!#0}t($0&$!#00000}tedfh_U2>Ajs2E6x5la_ad_h_cQ DEJ=6lQ3@C56Ci_AIj H:5E9i`AIj 96:89Ei`AIjQ ^mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.