CoreSpine Technologies Appoints John Sherman, M.D. As Medical Director

MINNEAPOLIS, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreSpine Technologies, LLC, an emerging spinal device company located in Minneapolis, announced today the appointment of John Sherman, M.D., Twin Cities Orthopedics, Edina, Minnesota, as Medical Director.

"We are delighted to welcome Dr. Sherman, an experienced and distinguished spine surgeon, to our growing executive team," said Christine Horton, Co- Founder of CoreSpine Technologies. "His commitment and successes in the emerging area of motion preservation are invaluable to the continued growth of the company."

"Dr. Sherman will play a key role in defining and developing CoreSpine Technologies' concepts. His presentation of test results next week at the Spine Arthroplasty Society's Annual Summit in Montreal will confirm the need for the company's novel technology," said Britt Norton, Co-Founder of CoreSpine Technologies.

Dr. John Sherman's experiences have led him to conclude that "one of the greatest challenges from a nucleus replacement perspective is to remove all of the nucleus pulposus, which allows for proper placement of a device." Dr. Sherman continued, "From a surgical perspective, CoreSpine is on-track with the development of a single-use device that is aimed at gently and effectively removing only the nucleus material."

About CoreSpine Technologies, LLC

CoreSpine Technologies is a privately held company founded in June 2005. The company's mission is to develop enabling technologies for use with new classes of spinal implant devices. CoreSpine's first product, which is currently in development, focuses on the complete mechanical removal of nucleus tissue from the lumbar disc space. For additional information, please contact Christine Horton at christine@corespinetech.com or Britt Norton at britt@corespinetech.com or visit the company's website at http://www.corespinetech.com .

CONTACT: Christine M. Horton, Co-Founder, CoreSpine Technologies,+1-612-759-2600, or Christine@corespinetech.com

Web site: http://www.corespinetech.com/