Mazor Robotics, a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, on May 01, 2013 announced that Nova Medical Centers, a leading short-stay surgical chain in India has placed an order for a Renaissance^TMsurgical robot system through Advanced Medical Systems, Mazor's distribution partner in India. The system will be used at the Nova Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital, a newly-opened state of the art hospital in New Delhi, dedicated to orthopaedic and spinal surgeries.This system marks the second Renaissance system in India.

In 2009 Nova pioneered the concept of multispecialty Short-Stay Surgery Centers in India to address the need for world class healthcare that is affordable and accessible. Nova's objective has been to eliminate unnecessary hospitalization and hospital induced infections, leading to superior medical outcomes and delivering the highest level of patient satisfaction. Nova is now at the forefront of providing best in class surgical care, with 12 multispecialty short-stay surgical centers across India. Nova has begun its second phase of expansion by creating surgical facilities for dedicated specialties. The Nova Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital is designed to be India's leading specialty hospital devoted to the full range of orthopaedic and spine surgical care.

"This system sale represents Mazor's second installment in India, but given the high efficacy of Mazor's Renaissance^TM system and a desire by hospitals to provide its patients with the best procedural outcomes, I believe we are just at the beginning of what could be a much larger installed base," commented RomeshKaul, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMS."

Dr. Harsha Hedge, Medical Director (Orthopaedics) at Nova and one of India's most-renowned and experienced orthopedic surgeons, will be using the robotic system. With his vast training and experience in addition to his stellar reputation, there is no better ambassador for letting the whole of India know about the benefits of using Mazor's Renaissance^TM system."Dr. Harsha Hegde has a rich experience of more than 20 years in the field of Joint replacements, Arthroplasty and Spinal surgeries. He has not only gained expertise throughhis training at premier institutions, but also by treating thousands of patients every year. He has done more than 4000 joint replacement surgeries and around 2500 spine surgeries in the last ten years. Dr Harsha is considered as one of the top orthopaedic and spine surgeons in the world today.

DrHegde, Director Medical Services at Nova Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital stated "The Hospital has been custom created for providing world-class Orthopaedic care and rehabilitation. We believe that "Movement is Life" and our efforts are directed towards preserving and enhancing the patient's quality of life."

"Nova Medical Centers is one of India's leading healthcare providers, working in partnership with doctors to ensure patients come first and that the most advanced services and technologies are employed for better patient outcomes" stated OriHadomi, Mazor's CEO. "By selecting to use our Renaissance^TM system, Nova is maintaining this commitment and we are confident that our relationship with them will only strengthen going forward. Additionally, we are especially pleased to have a wonderful distribution partner in AMS - together we will continue to identify new opportunities to advance our business objectives."

Renaissance, Mazor Robotics' next generation surgical guidance system for spine procedures, is transforming spine surgery from freehand operations to highly-accurate, state-of-the-art procedures, with less radiation - even for minimally invasive surgery, scoliosis, and other complex spinal deformity cases. It is the only robotic technology for spine surgery available in the marketplace.