As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2018

Registration No. 333-__________

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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REVA Medical, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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2010 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)

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Regina E. Groves

Chief Executive Officer

5751 Copley Drive

San Diego, CA 92111
(Name and address of agent for service)

(858) 966-3000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Michael S. Kagnoff, Esq.

DLA Piper LLP (US)

4365 Executive Dr., Suite 1100

San Diego, California 92121

Telephone: (858) 677-1400

Facsimile: (858) 677-1401

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

This registration statement shall become effective automatically upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a) under the Securities Act.

REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the registrant is filing this registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to register an additional 1,237,374 shares of common stock under the registrant’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), pursuant to the provisions of the Plan providing for an annual increase in the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan of up to 3%. This registration statement on Form S-8 hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 7, 2011 (Registration No. 333-173371), March 2, 2012 (Registration No. 333-179845), February 28, 2013 (Registration No. 333-186966), March 17, 2014 (Registration No. 333-194619), March 30, 2015 (Registration No. 333-203103), March 10, 2016 (Registration No. 333-210084), and February 27, 2017 (Registration No. 333-216293), as modified or superseded pursuant to Rule 412 under the Securities Act.

PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on March 7, 2018.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each director and/or officer of REVA Medical, Inc. whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Brandi L. Roberts as such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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