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SAN DIEGO, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NuVasive, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

NuVasive reported second quarter revenue of $88.5 million, a 54.1% increase over the $57.4 million for the second quarter 2008 and a 10.6% increase over the $80.0 million for the first quarter 2009.

Gross profit for the second quarter 2009 was $71.8 million and gross margin was 81.1%, compared to a gross profit of $47.8 million and a gross margin of 83.3% for the second quarter 2008. For first quarter 2009, gross profit was $65.2 million and gross margin was 81.5%.

Total operating expenses for the second quarter 2009 were $67.3 million compared to $48.5 million in the second quarter 2008 and $68.7 million in the first quarter 2009. Operating expenses include $0.6 million for Progentix and Cervitech acquisition costs and $1.0 million related to intellectual property litigation.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $2.8 million, or $0.07 per share, for the second quarter 2009.

On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $12.0 million, or $0.31 per share, for the second quarter 2009. The non-GAAP earnings per share calculations for the second quarter exclude (i) stock based compensation of $6.3 million; (ii) amortization of acquired intangible assets of $1.4 million; (iii) acquisition related costs of $0.6 million; and (iv) intellectual property litigation costs of $1.0 million.

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