KARLSRUHE and HEIDELBERG, Germany, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
After the success of the User Meeting in scope of the AANS
Annual Scientific Meeting in Denver, Colorado in April,
joimax® invited customers and users of their systems to
attend the User Meeting in Heidelberg.
The meeting provided an ideal discussion forum for the TESSYS®
users, orthopedic and neurosurgeons with scientific lectures,
experience reports and an extensive practical session at the
Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Heidelberg
University. joimax® placed the focus on their new products with the
shaver/drill system SHRILL® and the iLESSYS® instrument kits, that
represent the consistent further development of the well-known and
proven joimax® platform for endoscopic spine surgery. Dr. med. Carl
Hans Fürstenberg, Senior Consultant and Deputy Head of Spinal Cord
Injury and Head of Operative Spinal Cord Injury Department of
Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury at the
University Hospital Heidelberg, was impressed with the, now
comprehensive, access technique: The circle has been literally
closed now. With TESSYS® and iLESSYS® we have the 360 degrees
access to the spinal canal." With the complement of iLESSYS® for
interlaminar access, the complete range of endoscopic access
techniques to the spinal canal is now available, providing us a lot
more options to help patients efficiently and fast ", stated
University Lecturer Dr. Sandro Eustacchio from the Neurosurgery
Department of the University Hospital in Graz, Austria, who has
been practicing the interlaminar access method for quite a while
and demonstrated it to the audience.
Another core theme was the application of the shaver/drill
system SHRILL®, impressively presented by Dr. med. Guntram Krzok,
Friedrichroda, who cannot imagine specifically stenosis therapy
without this fantastic instrument" any more, as he stated.
According to his experience, this instrument perfectly completes
the indication array of endoscopic spinal surgery.
All participants praised the format of the meeting with being
the right mix of theory and practice as well as the ideal forum for
an extensive exchange of experiences between the experts. During
the relevant congresses and exhibitions of the second half of 2011,
joimax® will present and launch further product novelties starting
at EuroSpine in Milan, Italy, and SMISS in Las Vegas in October,
NASS in Chicago in November and later at the 6thGerman
Spine Congress to be held in Hamburg in December 2011.
About joimax® Company Profile
The innovative medical technology company dedicates itself to
combined surgical technologies, particularly to minimally invasive
spinal procedures ("joined minimal access technologies"). joimax®
focuses on development, manufacturing and marketing of the
technology and methods for integrated endoscopic surgical access to
the spinal column, with optimized visualization. The joimax® fully
integrated visualization, documentation and tissue removal
technologies enable surgeons to conduct their operations
independently in a cost effective manner. With the comprehensive
education program CM3 which incorporates cadaver workshops,
visitations and surgeries accompanied by experienced medical
trainers and application specialists, the implementation of the
procedure is supported right from the start. joimax®
considers itself a partner of operating physicians, living
the motto "helping to treat patients!".
joimax®, TES®, TESSYS®,
iLESSYS®, CESSYS®, Vitegra®,
Camsource®, Shrill®, Versicon®,
Intracs®, Legato®, Tigrip® and
SPOT® are registered trademarks of the
joimax® GmbH.
Contact:
joimax® Inc.
Courtney Sheedy
Associate Marketing Manager
14 Goodyear, Suite 145
Irvine, CA 92618-3759
Ph +1-949-859-3472
info@joimaxusa.com
http://www.joimaxusa.com
SOURCE joimax GmbH