GuideStar attends Spring 2025 anesthesia conferences | May 8, 2025
Victoria, BC – GuideStar Medical Devices (GuideStar) has enjoyed an eventful spring thus far, during which the Company has attended several conferences focused on anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), and plans to attend several more in the coming weeks. These conferences are pivotal for GuideStar in building relationships with anesthesia professionals.
Lourdes Nurse Anesthesia School Conference
April 26, 2025
Perrysburg, Ohio
GuideStar VP Business Development Ryan Ruedebusch attended the Lourdes Nurse Anesthesia School Conference in Perrysburg, Ohio, on April 26. This conference attracts approximately 150 CRNAs at various points in their careers based throughout Ohio and Michigan. GuideStar was happy to attend to introduce new and experienced CRNAs to the EpiZact device, and to support the Lourdes Nurse Anesthesia School.
AANA Mid-year Congress 2025
April 27-28, 2025
Washington, DC
GuideStar VP Business Development Ryan Ruedebusch attended the 2025 AANA Mid-year Congress in Washington, D.C. from April 27-28. More than 1,000 CRNAs attended the conference, which focuses on advocacy for CRNAs and patients. Ryan commented: “It was wonderful to connect with such influential CRNAs at the Mid Year Assembly in Washington, D.C. Everyone was excited to try the EpiZact epidural device in our booth. More importantly, they were excited to start bringing EpiZact into their regular practice!”
This event was pivotal for GuideStar in forging connections with influential CRNA leaders. GuideStar recognizes the CRNA population as an important, major stakeholder in epidural anesthesia, and looks forward to helping CRNAs adopt EpiZact into their regular practice.
SOAP Annual Meeting 2025
April 30 – May 3
Portland, OR
GuideStar team members Ryan Ruedebusch and Madison Miller attended the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon from April 30 to May 3. The show hosts over 800 obstetric anesthesia professionals and focuses on advancements and improvements to healthcare for pregnant women and newborns. SOAP’s theme this year was “Leveraging Technology for Better Outcomes - Improving Lives of Patients & Clinicians”.
Both familiar and new faces visited the GuideStar booth to try EpiZact on the epidural simulator. GuideStar looks forward to pursuing clinical evaluations with contacts made at the SOAP conference and expanding EpiZact’s use across the USA!
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About EpiZact
Epidurals are performed to provide anesthesia to a patient, by means of injection of medication into the epidural space. Traditionally, epidurals are performed using the “loss of resistance” technique. EpiZact is the first device developed for epidurals that is designed to stop the forward motion of the needle upon sensing a loss of resistance, providing a tactile and visual signal to the user while simultaneously stopping the needle from further advancement, potentially reducing the incidence of accidental dural puncture.
About GuideStar
GuideStar Medical Devices is a medical device company located in Victoria, BC. The Company’s flagship device, EpiZact, was designed with the intent of reducing the incidence of accidental dural punctures during epidural administration. GuideStar is committed to offering innovative solutions to unmet medical needs with a primary goal of enhancing patient safety.
Investor Contact
Mike Dolphin
CEO, GuideStar Medical Devices
info@guidestarmd.com