AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spinal Elements™ today announced at the National Association of Spine Surgeons (NASS) 2007 annual meeting the introduction of the Mosaic™ Gun, an innovative instrument for insertion of the Mosaic Spinal Implant System. The new instrument enables both distraction of the vertebral bodies and insertion of the Mosaic implant. The Mosaic Gun actuates with a trigger to mechanically distract the vertebral bodies to the appropriate disc height according to the size of the Mosaic implant and the patient’s anatomy. The Mosaic gun then automatically places the implant into the disc space and releases the implant. The Mosaic Gun, as part of the Mosaic Spinal Implant System, offers surgeons a quicker and easier approach to an established spinal procedure.
