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t m c ยป p u l s e | m a r c h 2 0 1 7 4 S pinal taps hurt. IntuiTap Medical wants to change that, with a device that uses imaging technology, pressure sensors and predictive analytics to make the process more accurate and more comfortable for patients. The award-winning company, launched at the Texas Medical Center in 2016, set up shop in Johnson & Johnson Innovation's JLABS @ TMC in February 2017. "We are continuing to move for- ward," said Jessica Traver, co-founder and CEO of the women-led company. Stud Finder IntuiTap Medical's device to streamline spinal taps and epidurals was born at the TMC B y C h r i s t i n e H a l l "We want to close our seed round in the next couple of months, do a clinical test in the next six months and submit to the FDA in the next year." When Traver, 25, speaks to inves- tors, she often compares the IntuiTap to a "stud finder" that locates the spot between the vertebrae where the needle needs to go. It's difficult to find someone who hasn't had an issue with a spinal tap or epidural procedure, Traver said, because patients come in all shapes and sizes and the procedure is often done Above: The IntuiTap Medical team works on an early prototype of its device. Below: Nicole Moskowitz, left, and Jessica Traver, right.