joimax® With new Products at the International Spring Congresses: ISASS in Barcelona and EndoVienna in Vienna

KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Right on time with the start into a new decade of the joimax® history, the Karlsruhe-based medical technology company specializing in endoscopic resp. micro-invasive spine surgery will be present at two renowned congresses in March: ISASS from 20 to 23 March 2012 in Barcelona und EndoVienna from 29 March to 1 April 2012 in Vienna.

For the 12^th Annual Meeting of ISASS (International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery) joimax® will take part in the exhibition and offer an industry workshop with the motto "Endoscopic Spine Surgery - Following New Paths in Barcelona". Speakers at this event on 21 March 2012 will be Dr. Choll Kim, San Diego, focussing on the outstanding advantages of endoscopic access techniques especially in the area of the lumbar spine. Followed by Dr. Michael Schubert, Munich, with a presentation of complex cases, extending procedures from the lumbar to  the thoracic spine, and varying the access path from the transforaminal to the interlaminar surgery method with the joimax® instrument systems TESSYS® und iLESSYS®.

joimax® displays the complete product range for endoscopic spinal surgery: Instrument sets for the treatment of disc herniations - with CESSYS® now being available for the cervical spine -, the novel pain therapy product "Multiuse" for endoscopic facet joint denervation and the iLESSYS® system for 360° decompression. Further special blades for the Shrill® shaver-drill resection and ablation system and namely the Shrill® Deflector Blades for resections "around the corner", eagerly anticipated by the market, will now be launched.

Preluding the 5^th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery EndoVienna, joimax® has invited internationally renowned specialists to join a User Meeting with presentations of the joimax® Faculty members and a workshop to be held at the Institute of Anatomy of the Vienna University. The User Meeting will be dedicated to an intense exchange of knowledge and ideas of the most experienced users of the joimax® technologies. It will be followed by the keynote lecture of Prof. Dr. G.J. Groen, Utrecht, "High-Resolution Imaging of the Spine: Key to a Better Insight in 3D Relations Within the Spine", at the opening session of the EndoVienna congress.  The program of the "EndoVienna Spine Session" on 30 March 2012 offers a whole bunch of scientific presentations on the most recent joimax® products. Members of the international joimax® faculty team will present their experiences when applying the joimax® access and resection systems. This session will be chaired by Univ. Doz. Dr. Sandro Eustacchio from the University Hospital Graz.

joimax® is currently planning its attendance to the upcoming congresses: The 80^th Annual Meeting of the AANS in Miami in April at the first place. The BASS Britspine in early May. End of May Spine Week in Amsterdam. To be followed by SFCR in Strasbourg in June - it is the first time that joimax® will participate in this congress of the Society of French Spine Surgeons with an exhibition stand and a workshop.  Subsequently the company will promote its technologies at the DGNC congress to be held in Leipzig this time. All events focus on industry exhibitions displaying novel product developments and on scientific presence within the conference programs.

About joimax® Company Profile

The innovative medical technology company joimax® 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^®, EndoLIF®,Vitegra^®, Camsource^®, Shrill^®, Versicon^®, Endovapor^®,  Vaporflex®, Legato^®, Tigrip^® and SPOT^® are registered trademarks of the joimax^® GmbH.

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Dagmar Kyewski
Amalienbadstr. 41
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D-76227 Karlsruhe
Germany
Telefon: +49(0)721-25514-0
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http://www.joimax.com

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