Article: Globus Medical Announces First Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Disc Replacement Surgery.

Spine Technology Leader Achieves Another Historic Milestone

AUDUBON, Pa., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Globus Medical, Inc., the largest privately-held spinal implant manufacturer in the world, announced today what it believes to be the first ever implantation of a total disc replacement device utilizing a minimally invasive transforaminal approach. This marks the second such "world's first" surgery in less than a month by this leader in spine technology. Three patients were recently implanted with the devices by Drs. Luiz Pimenta, Paul McAfee, and Dilip Sengupta in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

"The Globus technology represents a significant advancement in the ...

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