SAN DIEGO, CA — (Marketwired) — 07/09/14 — NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, is excited to announce its participation at the 21st International Meeting on Advanced Spine
Techniques (IMAST) from Wednesday, July 16 to Friday, July 18, 2014, in booth #6 at the Valencia Convention Centre in Valencia, Spain.
Sponsored by the Scoliosis Research Society, IMAST gathers more than 1,000 world renowned spine surgeons and industry leaders to present and discuss innovative research and advanced spine technologies. The Scoliosis Research Society has gained recognition as one of the world’s premier spine societies committed to research and education in the field of spine deformities.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase our innovative, procedurally integrated solutions to leading spine surgeons at IMAST,” said Pat Miles, NuVasive President of Global Products and Services. “At this year’s meeting, we will focus our educational efforts around advanced applications of XLIF® as well as Anterior Column Realignment (ACR™) of the spine.”
As an IMAST diamond sponsor, NuVasive is scheduled to participate in the following events:
NuVasive Exhibit Booth #6: The NuVasive exhibit booth will feature a number of innovative, minimally disruptive products and procedures, including: XLIF, XLIF ACR, Precept®, Armada®, MAS® PLIF, AttraX® Putty, CoRoent Small Interlock™, NuVasive Helix-Revolution™, PCM®, VuePoint® II OCT, Bendini®, and NVM5®.
NuVasive® Hands-on Workshops:
XLIF for Deformity and Advanced Applications
Wednesday, July 16th from 17:00-19:00
Presented by Behrooz Akbarnia, M.D., Luiz Pimenta, M.D., and William Smith, M.D.
Anterior Column Realignment (ACR): Techniques to Restore Global Alignment
Thursday, July 17th from 12:25-13:25
Presented by Regis Haid, M.D., Christopher Shaffrey, M.D., and Juan Uribe, M.D.
About IMAST:
The International Meeting on Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST), sponsored by the Scoliosis Research Society, provides an international scientific forum for spine professionals to stay up-to-date on emerging new technologies and techniques. For three days, spine surgeons and other allied health professionals from around the world discuss, debate, and demonstrate recent advances in spine surgery.