What Realists is doing in the US, as it happens.
Press releases, events, product news and the occasional longer read on how spine surgery training is run. Written for the people who run programs, not for the wire.
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Meet Realists in a private suite at NASS 2026.
Thirty minutes away from the show floor to operate on RealSpine 2026 and see the US launch of RealImaging. Sessions go in the order they are booked.
Latest from Realists.
Meet Realists in a private suite at NASS 2026
Thirty minutes away from the show floor to operate on RealSpine 2026 and see the US launch of RealImaging.
RealImaging shows the anatomy and the instrument without radiation
Real time visualization of anatomy and instrument position, launching in the US at NASS 2026. RealImaging Advanced tracks up to 13 instruments; Apple Vision compatible.
What is a cadaver lab, and what does it take to run one?
A plain language explainer for the people who run spine surgery training: where the cadaver lab runs out, what changes with a simulator, and what it still does better.
Realists rebuilds its spine surgery simulation portfolio for 2026 and launches in the United States
One platform, three product families, an expanded Deformity line, and Realists USA, Inc.
From Leipzig to the OR: how Realists is bringing next generation spine simulation to the United States
Dr. Luis Bernal on why surgical training stood still for a century, how RealSpine was built, and why the US is where a company proves itself. Seven minutes, in his words.
NASS, the journey behind the moments
Realists' own film from a NASS meeting: the suite, the surgeons, the platform in their hands. What San Antonio will look like.
How simulation is changing surgical training
Realists' October 2025 film on realism, repetition and what a training room looks like without a specimen.
For editors and analysts.
One contact, the facts you may quote, and the assets as they become available.
Dr. Luis Bernal
For US sales questions, write to sales@realistsusa.com and Greg Rhinehart will answer.
- Founded in 2015 as a university research group in Leipzig, Germany.
- RealSpine is in use in more than 60 countries.
- The five largest spine companies in the world train on RealSpine.
- In the US, RealSpine is in use at hospitals in Dallas and New York.
- Realists USA, Inc., Columbus, Ohio. US sales led by Greg Rhinehart, VP Strategic Development and Sales USA.
- RealSpine 2026: one platform, three product families, an expanded Deformity line. Products designed and produced in Germany.
Press release, August 4, 2026
Realists rebuilds its spine surgery simulation portfolio for 2026 and launches in the United States. On this site and on the wire.
Realists logo
The Realists mark for print and screen, on dark and on light backgrounds.
Product photography
RealSpine 2026, the model families and RealImaging, in print resolution.
Company backgrounder
Who Realists is, where it is and who leads it, in two pages.
RealLab brochure
Realists' folded flyer on RealLab and RealLab Mobile.
Read about it, or put your hands on it.
Thirty minutes with Greg Rhinehart, in person at your site or online. He replies with available times and brings the platform.