Realists Opens US Operations and Launches a Dedicated American Website Ahead of NASS 2026

Realists USA now sells and supports RealSpine from Ohio with a website built for American spine programs, and will meet device teams and surgeons at NASS 2026.

COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, October 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Realists Training Technologies today announced that its US subsidiary, Realists USA, Inc., now sells and supports RealSpine from Columbus, Ohio, and has launched realistsusa.com, a website built for American spine programs and the device teams that train them. The company will meet customers at the North American Spine Society 41st Annual Meeting in San Antonio, October 14 to 17.

The move gives American customers a US entity to buy from, someone on the ground to call, and a site that speaks to the way they evaluate training, rather than a European catalog adapted for a different market.

“Serving American programs from Germany was never going to be enough. US customers buy differently, they train differently, and they expect someone who can be in the room. Opening our own operation here, with our own team and our own site, is how we stop being a European company that also sells in America.” – Dr. Luis Bernal, CEO and founder, Realists Training Technologies AG

Founded in 2015 as a university research group in Leipzig, Germany, Realists is used in more than 60 countries and works with partners including Stryker, Medtronic, DePuy Synthes, and Globus Medical. In the United States, the company has established relationships with institutions including Weill Cornell and Texas Back Institute.

The 2026 RealSpine portfolio is built on one platform with three product families. Programs acquire the platform once, then add cartridges, modules, and pathologies as their training needs expand. The Deformity line includes Lenke 3, Lenke 1, and patient specific models configured from preoperative imaging.
realistsusa.com organizes the portfolio by anatomy, the way a surgeon looks for it, rather than by catalog structure. Every request made on the site goes to Greg Rhinehart at Realists USA rather than to a distributor.

“American programs are not asking whether simulation works. They are asking who is going to show up, answer the question, and still be there in six months. That is the job I am here to do, and NASS is where those conversations start.” – Greg Rhinehart, VP Strategic Development and Sales USA, Realists USA

Realists will hold private 30 minute suite sessions during the NASS 41st Annual Meeting in San Antonio, October 14 to 17, away from the show floor. Sessions can be booked at https://realistsusa.com/nass-2026/.

NASS is a mark of the North American Spine Society. Realists USA, Inc. is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASS.

ABOUT REALISTS
REALISTS Training Technologies AG is a surgical training company focused on simulation based education for spine surgery. Headquartered in Leipzig, Germany, the company develops cadaver independent training solutions designed to support realistic procedural practice, imaging relevant learning, and structured performance development. REALISTS works with medical device companies, educators, and academic programs seeking more scalable and repeatable approaches to spine training. Realists USA, Inc. serves the United States from Columbus, Ohio.

To learn more or book a discovery call, visit https://realistsusa.com/

Greg Rhinehart
Realists USA, Inc.
+1 740-816-1661
grhinehart@realistsusa.com

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