Author: Antonio Berlen

IRVINE, CA – October, 10, 2017 – Due to the fast growing user interest, but moreover the patient demand for endoscopic spinal surgery, joimax^® sees another record in revenues in Q3/2017, with almost 60% of growth year over year, whereas joimax USA is almost doubling its revenues compared to 2016. “These results are also reflected in the huge interest at the SMISS Annual Forum which took place Sept 14- 16, 2017 in Las Vegas and the ISASS MIS Couse which took place Sept 22 – 23 in Long Beach, where joimax^® as market leader supported the cadaveric lab sessions” explains Wolfgang Ries, Founder and CEO of joimax^®. Key presenters at these meetings had been Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD, Brown Univ., RI and Jian Shen, MD, PhD, Nathan-Lattauer Hospital, NY, both excellent surgeons with great experience.

Now at EUROSPINE, taking place Oct 11 – 13 in Dublin, Ireland, joimax^® will introduce its new Shrill^® Deflector Blades for spinal decompression. By deflecting, the blades provide an outstanding work-around-the-corner technology. They are applicable for the various joimax^® TESSYS^® systems as well as for the fast adopting iLESSYS^® Delta system.

Additionally, a range of new Vaporflex^® bipolar forceps for TESSYS^® and iLESSYS^® applications will be introduced as well. Those instruments are available in two handle versions and equipped with three different electrodes. The product portfolio will be completed by new sets of bipolar tweezers for micro surgery. All these bipolar instruments can be used with the very successful globally launched Endovapor^® RF/HF generator, which received FDA clearance in April 2017 as well. joimax^® underlines its market leadership with a professional trade fair appearance with Meet-the-Expert sessions at the booth and by hosting a Faculty and DIstributor meeting prior to the conference in Dublin.

At NASS, for the first time ever, a full endoscopic spinal surgery session is included in the main program, held on October 26^th in room WF3. The session is followed by an onsite cadaveric lab running from 5:10 PM – 8:00 PM with a full joimax^® presence. In order to share the vast growing endoscopic user experience more widely, joimax^® will hold a Meet-the-Expert presentations at the booth as well.

joimax^® will wrap up its presence at NASS congress with an Expert meeting, including a wet lab, aiming to coordinate all training and education activities, specifically those which are related to US market needs.

joimax^® also announced that they are taking the lead in supporting this years’ workshops and educational sessions at:

SMISS Sept 14-16, 2017 – Las Vegas, NV – Sole Supporter of the Endoscopic Lab Session

ISASS Sept 22-23, 2017 – Long Beach, CA – Endoscopic Lab Supporter

NASS Oct. 25-28, 2017 – Orlando, FL – Endoscopic Spine Surgery Session Sponsor and Endoscopic Lab Supporter

joimax^®  has also made significant strides in reimbursement support for endoscopic spine procedures via a new external coding support hotline that it manages along with a payor correspondence package. joimax^® Inc.’s Vice President of Operations & Reimbursement, Brian Schneider, recently stated “We have seen a significant rise in interest from both payors and physicians asking to receive information and streamline communication regarding the new endoscopic spine code.”

“As we received a first CPT reimbursement code for endoscopic spine surgery earlier this year and now invest wisely for future growth, joimax^® will continue to write a major success story in the US, similar to what it has accomplished in Europe and Asia, “ states Maximilian Ries, General Manager for joimax^®, Inc. He announced that the company is continuing to post record sales by nearly doubling its year to date US revenues, which is in line with the companies’ budget plan.

Overall joimax^® is very pleased with the great strides achieved in the US market and sees continued sustainable growth globally. “All this is an important step towards the full acceptance of endoscopic minimally invasive spine surgery techniques and their benefits to both the physician and their patients in the US now as well,” echoes Wolfgang Ries, Founder and CEO of joimax^®.

The company’s European and Asian sales also show record numbers. Earlier this year, joimax^® also received multiple new product registrations in Asia and recently in Brazil to fully access this new market.

From May 11 to 14, joimax^® participated in the 10th Conference of the Chinese Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, held in cooperation with the North American Spine Society (CAOS/NASS) in Guangzhou, China. The conference was combined with a highly attended workshop on principles and techniques of complex spine surgery. This session was video transmitted to 20,000 hubs.

During the annual meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC) in Magdeburg, Germany, from May 14 to 17, joimax^® exhibited its complete product range. The lunch symposium, covering the treatment options in endoscopic decompression and pain therapy, was presented by the well-recognized joimax^® faculty members Drs. Erik Traupe, Guntram Krzok and Ralf Wagner.

From May 18 to 20, joimax^® participated in the first International Spine Conference at the KCM clinic in Jelenia Gora, Poland, highlighting the achievements of modern endoscopic minimally invasive spine surgery. In live surgeries various endoscopic techniques in cervical and lumbar cases were performed. The session was coupled with a simultaneous discussion between surgeons and participants.

“The International Spine Conference in Poland marks the successful kick-off for the cooperation with our new partner to start extensive market activities in this country”, says Wolfgang Ries, Founder and CEO of joimax^®. “Both, training and education, which also started in Poland, now are the key to success to further deepen the endoscopic knowledge of spine surgeons.”

In early June, the annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) took place in Athens, Greece, followed by the annual congress of the French Society of Spinal Surgery (Societé Francaise de Chirurgie Rachidienne, SFCR) in Lille, France. Both meetings attracted many spine specialists and generated good traffic at the joimax^® booths.

Since its inception, joimax^® participates in the European Course for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (EUCMISS, http://www.eucmiss.com). This years’ 5th Course in Madrid, Spain, was held on June 1 and 2. It was a special course of globally leading experts in minimally invasive spine, exchanging the practical and scientific experience in presentation and multidisciplinary cadaver courses.

joimax^® will continue its activities by exhibiting at the NSpine Main Conference in London, UK, from June 12 to 15 and then they head back to Asia to attend the 6th Asian Conference of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Techniques (ACMISST) in Bangkok, Thailand between June 29 and July 2 with a faculty presentation and a booth presence.

Karlsruhe, Germany – April 11^th, 2017 – joimax^®, the German based market leader of technologies and training methods for endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery, just celebrated its 10 years’ birthday in China with an outstanding 3 days event in Chongqing. More than 900 surgeons out of 2,000 users in China only took part in live surgeries, workshops and a scientific program on endoscopic spinal technologies including MISS fusion techniques. Besides, joimax^® organized the presentation of its latest systems like the TESSYS^® ISeeU and iLESSYS^® Delta in product trainings as well as newest tools for endoscopic treatment in an exhibition hall. The program was supported by joimax^® Faculty Members from Europe, USA and other countries. In the course of the meeting a Chinese Faculty Team with 13 members was inaugurated by Wolfgang Ries, Founder and CEO of joimax^® and Qin-Guang You, President of joimax^® China. ”Due to the growing education and training needs in the Asian region the time has come to form a local team for this important market”, explains Wolfgang Ries. “It is a great honor to lead this team and to support the further growth of joimax^®”, says the head of the Faculty Team, Prof. Yue Zhou from the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing. He was awarded with the joimax^® Handshake Award in Gold for his exceptional commitment and the members of the group received the joimax^® Handshake Award in Silver.

After very satisfying growing sales figures in 2016 (31 % growth vs. 2015), joimax^® is proud to announce a jump in sales in the first quarter 2017. Consolidated figures show an increase of 60 % compared to the same period of last year. “This is a very encouraging development, showing the continuing expansion and growth of the group”, states Wolfgang Ries, Founder and CEO of joimax^®.

Karlsruhe, Germany – February 27th, 2017 – joimax^® further ensures its market access in Asia. The German based market leader of technologies and training methods for endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery is expanding its presence and recently has obtained full product registration from the Thai Food & Drug Administration (FDA). joimax^® also has approvals in South Korea, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Vietnam. For Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan, the certification for the product range is expected in 2017. “We are constantly pushing the registration process in Asia to extend the availability of joimax^® products. Thus, joimax^® is well prepared to further widen its market presence in Asia, demonstrating our commitment to the fastest growing region of the world,” states Wolfgang Ries, Founder and CEO of joimax^®.

For years, joimax^® has been working with the Korean Wooridul group, the world’s largest Specialized Spine Hospital Network. Starting in 2017, joimax^®, together with the Wooridul Hospital in Seoul, will offer International courses for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (MISS). In a series of four courses, provided in basic and advanced level, the education of international spine surgeons is ensured. The first one, chaired by joimax^® faculty Dr. Sang-Ho Lee, South Korea, recently took place. The one-week training programs offer surgeons the opportunity to learn percutaneous endoscopic techniques and other minimally-invasive procedures with lectures, operation observation and hands-on-workshops. Since 2004, more than 600 spine surgeons and specialists from 41 countries have participated in these courses at Wooridul.

After the National Minimal Invasive Spinal Summit Forum, together with the 4^th joimax^® User Meeting in December, joimax^® China, headquartered in Chengdu, will celebrate its 10^th birthday in April 2017. On this occasion, numerous internationally well-known faculties will meet in Chongqing, China to share experience and expertise. Lectures and live surgeries are planned to be held in two hospitals and to be broadcasted via Internet.

Karlsruhe, Germany – December 8^th, 2016 – from Dec 1^st to 3^rd, 2016 the most important German spine congress has taken place at the Hannover Congress Centre. joimax^® as global acting German developer and marketer of technologies and training methods for endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery again exhibited at the 11^th congress of the German Spine Society (DWG). The congress attracted an increasing number of attendees who gathered for the latest news on spinal surgery as well as to learn about the techniques and results of endoscopic spine surgery and the benefits of these techniques for both the surgeon and their patients.

joimax^® presented its complete product range including the newly launched MultiZYTE^® RT (e.g. for rhizotomy) as well as MultiZYTE^® SI for Sacroiliac Joint therapy and the Intracs^® Interaoperative Navigation Tracking & Control System. With Intracs^®, a fully endoscopic integrated electromagnetic based system, the joimax^® instruments can be navigated directly at the tip which allows tracking of instruments with a diameter in the 1mm range. In the course of the congress joimax^® also held two well attended lunch symposia covering the whole scope of surgical indications and also the field of pain therapy up to decompression. Furthermore joimax^® offered daily “Meet the Expert”-Sessions at its booth where spine surgeons were given the possibility to participate on the extensive experience of well-known German spine specialists.

“The endoscopic minimally invasive techniques are becoming more and more the first choice in spinal surgery. This is also reflected in the steadily and now fast growing number of studies showing the benefits on this treatment modalities”, says Wolfgang Ries, CEO and founder of joimax^®. The most recent study by Alastair Gibson, MD from Edinburgh, Scotland called “A randomized controlled trial of TED vs Microdiscectomy” has recently been published online in the European Spine Journal.  During his long-time use of joimax^® endoscopic systems and educational work Dr. Gibson published a huge number of studies on endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery. Lately in October 2016 joimax^®, together with the Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), had the honor of conferring him with the Parviz Kambin Award for his excellence in endoscopic spinal surgery. This event took place during the CME-certified workshop course held at the PMU in Salzburg, Austria. The Award is presented to pioneers in the field of endoscopic minimally invasive spine surgery, to which group of Awardees Alastair Gibson was elected there.