VasoNova

What VasoNova does

VasoNova, operating within Teleflex Incorporated's vascular access franchise, develops and markets the VPS G4 Vascular Positioning System, a catheter tip positioning device that combines electromagnetic navigation with a proprietary visual indicator scheme (Green Arrow, Orange Circle, Yellow Triangle, Blue Bullseye) to identify the lower third of the SVC-CAJ in real time. The flagship product is the VPS G4 Device, supported by the VPS Precision Stylet (sold separately or pre-loaded into Arrowg+ard Blue Advance PICCs), the latter of which adds chlorhexidine-based antimicrobial protection intended to reduce catheter colonization by major CLABSI-causing pathogens and to mitigate thrombotic occlusion. The system is positioned to eliminate confirmation chest X-rays (subject to institutional policy), reduce arterial and azygous malposition, and shorten time-to-treatment versus traditional fluoroscopy- or landmark-based PICC and central venous catheter placement.

The company sells Rx-only prescription medical devices exclusively to healthcare facilities — primarily hospitals, clinics, and healthcare systems performing central venous and PICC insertions. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of the VPS G4 console and stylets plus a consumable stream from pre-loaded Arrowg+ard Blue Advance PICCs, distributed globally through Teleflex's enterprise field sales organization with dedicated technical and after-hours clinical support (866-246-6990, 877-236-6869, 866-295-5857). GTM is enterprise field sales supplemented by a direct-to-customer product catalog at teleflexvascular.com, a downloadable brochure, and request-information forms. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no standalone revenue, headcount, or financial metrics for VasoNova are present in the source data, consistent with its operation as a product line inside a larger public parent (NYSE: TFX).

Name

VasoNova

Website

https://vasonova.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

VasoNova develops the VPS G4 Vascular Positioning System, an Rx-only medical device that uses electromagnetic navigation and proprietary visual indicators to confirm catheter tip placement at the lower third of the SVC-CAJ, sold to hospitals and clinics via Teleflex's global enterprise sales channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vascular Access Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Vascular Access & Closure Devices (Sheaths, Guidewires, Closure Systems) (HLAHAFAK)

Keywords

• Vascular positioning systems
• Catheter tip navigation
• Electromagnetic navigation medical devices
• Peripherally inserted catheters
• Vascular access devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Menlo Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Sale of vascular positioning hardware systems (VPS G4 Device, Stylets, accessories) and preloaded PICCs to healthcare facilities. Revenue generated from device sales and potentially associated consumables/accessories.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VasoNova develops and supplies the Arrow VPS G4 Vascular Positioning System, a prescription medical device that combines electromagnetic navigation with proprietary tip-confirmation technology to guide peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and other central venous catheters to the lower third of the SVC-CAJ. The system uses visual indicators (Green Arrow, Orange Circle, Yellow Triangle, Blue Bullseye) to confirm correct placement in real time, enabling clinicians to begin treatment without waiting for a confirmation chest X-ray.配套 offerings include the VPS Precision Stylet and Arrowg+ard Blue Advance antimicrobial-coated PICCs preloaded with the stylet.

Product overview

The VPS G4 Vascular Positioning System is a single unified medical device system for catheter tip positioning. The core VPS G4 Device combines with the VPS Precision Stylet (available as a separate accessory or pre-loaded in Arrowg+ard Blue Advance PICCs) to provide real-time electromagnetic navigation guidance. The system uses visual indicators (Green Arrow, Orange Circle, Yellow Triangle, Blue Bullseye) to guide clinicians during catheter placement, with the Blue Bullseye indicating correct placement at the lower third of the SVC-CAJ.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arrow VPS G4 Vascular Positioning System

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminates chest X-ray confirmation with steady Blue Bullseye, freeing patients from harmful radiation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ICU Medical: ICU Medical (including the Smiths Medical portfolio) manufactures PICC lines, central venous catheters, and vascular access devices, competing in the same enterprise hospital channel and offering overlapping tip-positioning and antimicrobial-coated catheter solutions.
• Cook Medical: Cook Medical manufactures a broad range of vascular access and interventional devices including central venous catheters and wire-based placement tools, competing in the same hospital vascular access channel with comparable clinical workflows.
• Merit Medical Systems: Merit Medical offers a portfolio of vascular access devices and accessories for hospitals and clinicians, including peripherally inserted central catheters and tip-positioning-related accessories, competing for the same vascular access budget allocations.
• AngioDynamics: AngioDynamics manufactures vascular access devices including PICC and central venous catheters sold into the same hospital channel, competing for vascular access formulary position and offering partial overlap in tip-positioning and antimicrobial-coated catheter technology.
• Becton Dickinson: BD is the global leader in vascular access, offering PICC lines and the Sherlock 3CG Tip Confirmation System that uses ECG-based technology to confirm catheter tip position — directly competing with the VPS G4 on the X-ray-free PICC placement value proposition for hospitals and clinicians.
• Vygon: Vygon is a specialist in single-use vascular access and PICC products with strong European and international presence, directly competing in the PICC placement and catheter tip confirmation space served by VPS G4.

Broad incumbents

• Edwards Lifesciences: Edwards Lifesciences is a broad incumbent in critical care monitoring and hemodynamic catheter technologies serving the same hospital cath lab and ICU channels; partial overlap in vascular access and catheter-based monitoring creates a comparable incumbent reference for go-to-market benchmarking.
• Teleflex Incorporated: Teleflex is the parent company that markets the Arrow VPS G4 product analyzed here, but operates as a broad incumbent across vascular access, anesthesia, interventional, and surgical portfolios — a directly comparable broad incumbent for benchmarking go-to-market and clinical positioning.
• Abbott Laboratories: Abbott is a broad healthcare incumbent with vascular and diagnostic catheter products serving hospital channels; relevant as a large incumbent reference for how diversified device companies monetize vascular access and catheter-placement workflows.

Emerging players

• Medcomp: Medcomp designs and manufactures vascular access catheters and components, including PICC and central venous offerings, positioning as a focused emerging competitor in the vascular access tip-positioning niche served by the analyzed product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vasonova-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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