Expert talk at the Joimax booth at Eurospine 2024 in Vienna.

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January 2025

Dear Reader,

The joimax® team wishes you a prosperous New Year 2025! Thank you for your trust and support in 2024. The year 2024 was truly special, and we look forward to an even more extraordinary 2025.

We hope you enjoy our STAY CONNECTED newsletter. In this edition, we bring you New Year’s Greetings from Mr. Wolfgang Ries, joimax® CEO and Founder, Chairman and Founder of ESPINEA® Endoscopic Spine Academy and from the entire joimax® team.

Best wishes,

joimax® Marketing Team

Happy new year slogan with fireworks and Joimax logo

New Year’s Greetings from Mr. Wolfgang Ries

As we welcome the new year, I would like to extend my heartfelt New Year’s greetings to all our partners, customers, colleagues, and friends. On behalf of the entire team at joimax® and the ESPINEA® Endoscopic Spine Academy, I wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025.
The new year offers a wonderful opportunity to look ahead with optimism and determination towards the exciting projects on the horizon. I am confident that, together, we will continue to achieve great things in the year to come.

We made significant progress in 2024, and I look forward to continuing our collaboration and reaching new heights in 2025. Thank you for your trust and cooperation. I am excited about the successes we will share in the coming year.

Warm regards,

Wolfgang Ries
CEO & Founder, joimax®
Chairman & Founder, ESPINEA® Endoscopic Spine Academy

Hot News

EU-MDR Certificates

We are thrilled to announce that in 2024 joimax® has achieved:

  • EU Quality Management System Certificate (MDR) EU 2017/745 on Medical Devices: G10
  • EU Quality Management System Certificate (MDR) EU 2017/745 on Medical Devices: G11
  • EN ISO 13485:2016: Q5

The certificates are provided by TÜV Süd. joimax® develops, produces, and distributes its medical technology products in compliance with the highest quality criteria. This enables surgeons to treat patients with the best possible techniques and allows patients to return to their daily lives as quickly as possible.

Announcement of the cooperation with UpSurgeOn

We are excited to announce a new cooperation with UpSurgeOn (https://www.upsurgeon.com/). With the Endoscopic LumbarBox and Posterior CervicalBox models customized by UpSurgeOn for joimax®, we offer the opportunity to train with hyper-realistic spine models for endoscopic lumbar and cervical surgery. These highly accurate anatomical models are designed for wet and dry simulations and come with an integrated water management system for a realistic experience.

Surgeon shows endoscopic approach at a congress booth on an Upsurgeon lumbar spine model. The Navento tower by joimax is visible in the background
3D Illustration of a blue room with a table, a spine surgical training device and a black Box with the Upsurgeon Logo on it. The table is covered with a blue cloth with a joimax logo on it.

Product Innovation

Illustration of the HofHolder ergonomic grip by Joimax with Joimax Spine illustration on the left.

HofHolder – The ergonomic revolution for spinal endoscopy

We are pleased to introduce the HofHolder — the revolutionary ergonomic grip designed specifically for spinal endoscopy. Developed together with Prof. Christoph Hofstetter, this autoclavable tool significantly reduces strain on surgeons, particularly those with smaller hands, providing a more comfortable and controlled experience during complex procedures.

Camsource® Duo

Camera & Light Source System

Camsource® Duo — designed to set a new standard in endoscopic imaging. With outstanding image resolution and cutting-edge technology, Camsource® Duo provides crystal-clear visuals, empowering precision and enhancing surgical outcomes.

  • Combined Camera and Light Source
  • Razor-sharp 4K UHD-resolution
  • Ultra-long depth of field
  • Lowest weight camera head with ergonomic shape
  • Image and video capture in 4K
Illustration of a Camsource Duo- Camera & Light Source System by Joimax embedded in an RGB color beam.
Illustration video of the magnetic holding arm RoboFIX by Joimax.

RoboFIX® Holding Arm

A Surgeon’s Best Friend For Biportal And Bimanual Surgeries

RoboFIX® Holding Arm helps surgeons to relieve the weight of the endoscope & camera head, leaving both hands free for optimal control. This not only improves ergonomics, but also makes complex maneuvers much easier. RoboFIX® is particularly useful for unilateral biportal endoscopy, allowing true bimanual surgery.

Education Activities

This year, ESPINEA® Endoscopic Spine Academy celebrated its fifth anniversary. The Academy is one of only 4 centers in the whole world accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. ESPINEA® ensures all joimax® workshops consistently provide the highest level of surgical training on spinal endoscopy. Through its many research partnerships, ESPINEA® serves as a source of continued advancement in the field of spinal endoscopy research and publication.

Over the years, ESPINEA® and joimax® have successfully trained over 4,800 surgeons from all over the world. In China, we have trained at least over 2,700 surgeons more. Only in 2024, ESPINEA® offered about 65 workshops and trained approximately 500 surgeons worldwide.

 

ESPINEA® Learning Experience
Online Webinar Series

In 2024, our ESPINEA® Endoscopic Spine Academy was delighted to launch the ESPINEA® Learning Experience Online Webinar Series. The series has received great interest from surgeons worldwide. To date, three (3) webinars have been introduced including Endoscopic Applications in Spinal Oncology, Endoscopic Thoracic Transforaminal Decompression and Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery.

 

Internationally renowned faculty such as Prof. Albert Telfeian, Dr. Ralf Wagner, Junseok Bae MD, Sean Barber MD, Sanjay Konakondla MD , Woo-Keun Kwon MD, PhD, Anil Mahavadi MD, Lynn Mcgrath MD, Dr. Javier Quillo-Olvera, Raed Abohussein, and Nelson Sofoluke MD participated in the webinars as speakers. The latest advancements, techniques, studies and case examples were presented during the webinars.

Stay tuned for the upcoming webinars in our webinar series. In the meantime, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to watch the recordings of the above webinars:
www.youtube.com

Event and Congresses Highlights

Expert talk at the Joimax booth at Eurospine 2024 in Vienna.

In 2024, joimax® presented at many global highlight events such as Global Spine Congress in Bangkok, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) in Chicago, EUROSPINE in Vienna, 19th Annual Meeting of the German Spine Society (DWG) in Hamburg, Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting in Chicago, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in Houston, and many other events. Discover now our event and congress highlights in Autumn 2024.

EUROSPINE 2024

The EUROSPINE Annual Meeting 2024, a highlight event for spine professionals, took place from 2nd to 4th October at Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center in Vienna. The event attracted 3.631 participants from 84 countries around the world.

joimax®’s special activities at EUROSPINE 2024 included Lunch Symposium on the Red Stage, many insightful Expert Talks at joimax® booth, Distributor Meeting and Faculty Dinner. Particularly, during the Lunch Symposium, all three approaches, including Transforaminal, Biportal Interlaminar and Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy, were demonstrated to more than 200 attendees in just 60 Minutes using the UpSurgeOn models.

DWG Hamburg

The 19th Annual Meeting of the German Spine Society (#DWG) was held from 27th to 29th November at the Congress Center Hamburg. The main theme of this year was spine between clinical experience and artificial intelligence. Other key topics were degenerative diseases, medical register, and complication management. The event brought together spine specialists from all over the world.

At DWG 2024, joimax® hosted an exclusive Lunch Symposium that attracted more than 100 participating surgeons. Additionally, the Expert Talks by our esteemed faculty also met with great interest. Latest products were showcased at the event, including RoboFIX®, Camsource® Duo and Intracs ®em.

Faculties of Espinea- Endoscopic Spine Academy at the Endoraquis 2024 in Madrid.

ENDORAQUIS, Madrid

The ENDORAQUIS 2024 Congress, the first Hispanophone congress 100% dedicated to spinal endoscopy, was held from 13th to 16th November at the Hotel Chamartín The One in Madrid, Spain. joimax® was one of the golden sponsors of the event. Many esteemed faculty of ESPINEA® and joimax® such as Ricardo Casal Grau, Miguel Loureiro, Alfonso García, Felix Domínguez Cortinas attended the meeting. Together with our partner Oyasama, we showcased the latest innovations in endoscopic spine technology from joimax®.

BISS Brussels

The 30th Brussels International Spine Symposium (BISS) took place on November 22nd and 23rd at BluePoint Brussels, Belgium. The event was attended by surgeons from many different countries. This year’s main topic was Safety and Complications in Spine Surgery.

In the Scientific Program, our faculty, Dr. Frank Hassel from Loretto Krankenhaus in Freiburg, Germany, and Prof. Woo-Keun Kwon from Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, provided insights into how to overcome the learning curve in endoscopic spine surgery (ESS), navigation and robotics in ESS, complications and prevention strategies in full-ESS and the benefits of ESS.

Joimax booth at Brussels International Spine Symposium (BISS) that was attended by many surgeons.
Joimax US team infront of the joimax booth at a spine event.

Event Highlights in the United States

The joimax® US team had a busy fall attending the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting in Chicago, the Congress of Neurosurgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting in Houston, and Spine Interactive Educational Program (Spine IEP) in Dallas. Endoscopic spine was a standout at all these meetings and our Team enjoyed numerous conversations with interested surgeons during all these events.

COA China

COA 2024 was held at Wuhan International Expo in Wuhan, China from December 5th -7th. The event brought together hundreds of enthusiastic visitors, all eager to explore the latest advancements in spine surgery. At COA, Intracs®em Navigation System impressed the visitors with its accuracy, while RoboFIX® highlighted its advanced capabilities. Additionally, TESSYS® Isee was also displayed, showcasing its transformative potential in endoscopic procedures.

Joimax team showing thumbs up at the Joimax booth at COA in Wuhan.
Taiwan spine week at Chang Gung Memorial hospital

Taiwan Spine Week

From December 11th-13th, a 3-day workshop was held at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. joimax® proudly supported 6 cadaveric stations during the Cervical Endoscopy Workshop, which welcomed over 25 participants from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Australia.

The workshop featured NAVENTO® Navigation Endoscopic Tower, iLESSYS® Delta, iLESSYS® Pro, and CESSYS® Dorsal System for hands-on sessions focused on Posterior Cervical Foraminal Decompression and ULBD. These sessions were expertly led by our esteemed faculty Dr. NurulAzwa Bin Mohd Noor (Malaysia), Dr. Yu-Hsuan Chung (Taiwan) and Dr. Wen-Chien Chen (Taiwan).

Corporate Culture

 

Company Christmas Party
at headquarters in Germany

The turn of the year is just around the corner and joimax® kicked off the festive season with a company Christmas party on December 11th.

After a warming mulled wine on the terrace at the EventFabrik of RaumFabrik Durlach, the party moved on to the cosy part, with gingerbread house building, white elephant gift exchange, an award ceremony for the most original Christmas jumper and of course a delicious Christmas dinner.

It was a great evening and a wonderful opportunity to catch up with colleagues – including our European Sales Team who made their way to Durlach, Karlsruhe.

Company christmas party at Joimax headquarters in Karlsruhe germany.
Joimax team celebrating christmas at Inc Office in america.

Celebrating Christmas at Inc. Office

Our joimax® Inc office celebrated the holidays this year with a potluck and friendly competitions.

Upcoming Events & Congresses

January 25: Spine.at, Vienna (AUT)

February 20-23: Spine Summit, Tampa (USA)

February 26–Mar 1: ASEAN MISST, Bangkok (THA)

March 12-14: BritSpine, Manchester (GBR)

March 15: TWSS (TWN)

March 20-22: French Spine Endoscopy course, Grasse (FRA)

May 28-31: GSC, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)

Joimax booth at the Eurospine event 2024 in Vienna.

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