PLAINSBORO, N.J., Jan. 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integra LifeSciences (Nasdaq:IART) announced today that the first clinical application of the Coral™ Spinal System for minimally invasive spine surgery was performed by Dr. Morteza Farr from Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Farr is the surgeon designer of this new percutaneous tube instrument set that extends the application of the Coral™ Spinal System to minimally invasive surgical procedures of the lumbar spine.