Avid-NIT

Avid N.I.T., Inc. was a medical device company based in Toano, Virginia, that specialized in the development and manufacture of products for regional anesthesia and pain management. The company is best known for its specialized needles and syringes, including the Avid-NIT Nerve Stimulation Needle (marketed under the StimuQuik brand) and the Loss of Resistance (LOR) syringe, which were designed to improve the precision of anesthetic delivery. Its technologies utilized electrical stimulation and tactile feedback to assist clinicians in locating nerves and the epidural space. While the specific Avid-NIT entity was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s, its product lines were closely integrated with Avid Medical, Inc., and its core needle technologies were eventually acquired by larger medical device firms such as Teleflex and Cardinal Health.