SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Piccolo Medical, Inc. (Piccolo) is thrilled to announce the award of a $3 million CRP grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institute of Health. Committed to enhancing the health and well-being of older adults through cutting-edge research, the NIH has recognized Piccolo's innovative contributions to medical technology. .

旧金山，2024年1月4日/PRNewswire/--Piccolo Medical，Inc.（Piccolo）激动地宣布，美国国家卫生研究院下属的国家老龄研究所（National Institute on Aging）授予了300万美元的CRP赠款。美国国立卫生研究院致力于通过尖端研究提高老年人的健康和福祉，并认可Piccolo对医疗技术的创新贡献。。

This substantial grant is earmarked for advancing and securing new regulatory approvals for Piccolo's groundbreaking SmartPICC® catheter navigation and tip location technology.

这笔巨额拨款专门用于推动和确保Piccolo开创性的SmartPICC®导管导航和尖端定位技术获得新的监管批准。

CEO Augie Shanahan shared insights on the significance of this funding, stating, 'In the face of an aging population, heightened rates of heart conditions pose challenges to conventional catheter navigation systems. Our goal is to empower healthcare providers with a system capable of accurately placing catheters in all patients, particularly within this underserved demographic.'.

首席执行官奥吉·沙纳汉（AugieShanahan）分享了对这项资金重要性的见解，他表示，“面对人口老龄化，心脏病发病率的提高对传统的导管导航系统构成了挑战。我们的目标是为医疗保健提供者提供一个能够在所有患者中准确放置导管的系统，特别是在这个服务不足的人群中。”。

This CRP grant builds upon the momentum generated by a 2018 Phase II NIH award. The earlier award supported the development and clinical work of the SmartPICC® technology, including a 42-patient, multi-center clinical study for the first-generation SmartPICC® System.

这项CRP拨款建立在2018年NIH第二阶段奖产生的势头之上。早期的奖项支持SmartPICC®技术的开发和临床工作，包括针对第一代SmartPICC®系统的42名患者的多中心临床研究。

About Piccolo Medical:Piccolo Medical Inc. was spun out of the Theranova medical device incubator in San Francisco, CA. It has been funded by private investors as well as prestigious Phase I and II grant awards from the National Institute of Health. Piccolo received 510(k) clearance for the SmartPICC® System in 2021.

关于Piccolo Medical：Piccolo Medical Inc.是从加利福尼亚州旧金山的Theranova医疗设备孵化器中分离出来的。它由私人投资者以及美国国立卫生研究院（National Institute of Health）授予的享有盛誉的一期和二期赠款资助。2021年，Piccolo获得了SmartPICC®系统510（k）的许可。

Theranova has spun out several other successful medical device companies with products in the US, EU and CN markets..

Theranova在美国、欧盟和中国市场推出了其他几家成功的医疗器械公司。。

Contact Info:Email: [email protected]Web: http://www.piccolomedical.com/

联系方式：电子邮箱：〔emailprotected〕网址：http://www.piccolomedical.com/

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