NuVasive
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NuVasive, Inc. based in San Diego, California, is a medical device company focused on the design, development, and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders. NuVasive is a publicly traded company and is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol NUVA.
NuVasive’s product portfolio is focused on applications in the over $4.2 billion U.S. spine fusion market. The Company's current principal product offering includes a minimally disruptive surgical platform called Maximum Access Surgery, or MAS, as well as a growing offering of cervical and motion preservation products.
MAS combines three categories of NuVasive’s current product offerings: NeuroVision, a proprietary software-driven nerve avoidance system; MaXcess, a unique split-blade design retraction system; and specialized implants. The MAS platform enables procedures such as XLIF, or eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, a minimally disruptive spine surgery that accesses the spine through the patient’s side.
NuVasive’s product portfolio is focused on applications in the over $4.2 billion U.S. spine fusion market. The Company's current principal product offering includes a minimally disruptive surgical platform called Maximum Access Surgery, or MAS, as well as a growing offering of cervical and motion preservation products.
MAS combines three categories of NuVasive’s current product offerings: NeuroVision, a proprietary software-driven nerve avoidance system; MaXcess, a unique split-blade design retraction system; and specialized implants. The MAS platform enables procedures such as XLIF, or eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, a minimally disruptive spine surgery that accesses the spine through the patient’s side.
External links
- NuVasive, Inc.
- http://www.lateralaccess.org
- http://www.xlif.com
- NuVasive at Yahoo! Finance
- NuVasive at The Motley Fool