Augie Shanahan, CEO of Piccolo Medical, joins this episode to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the field of central venous catheter placement. He highlights the limitations of current Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) technologies and the need for more accurate and reliable navigation methods.

Piccolo Medical is developing innovative solutions to address these challenges, including their proprietary ionic dilution technology that provides real-time blood flow visualization. This technology has the potential to improve the accuracy and safety of catheter placement, especially in patients with arrhythmias.

Augie shares insights into the company's journey, from its origins as a spin-out from the TheraNova incubator to its recent FDA clearance for the Easy Guide Connector. As an engineer turned CEO, Augie has plenty of great perspectives of the numerous challenges in successfully developing a novel medical, insights sure to leave you informed and inspired.

Be sure to join us on September 25-26 at MEDevice Boston where you can hear from other innovators leading the charge to help improve patient lives (use the code IMPACT to get your free expo pass and 20% conference ticket discount at the checkout).