MERCURY MIS is the Spinal Elements’ new minimally invasive surgery (MIS) lumbar system. The system includes a series of towers that connect to Mercury Classic spinal system and other enabling instrumentation. This allows the surgeon to deliver pedicle screws and rods in either percutaneous or mini-open procedures.
Benefits:
- Tower based delivery system
- Built in reduction capabilities
- Simple loading and unloading of the towers
- Easy to use instrumentation
- Seamless Integration with Mercury Classic
About MIS
The trend in spine surgery for many procedures has been moving toward minimally invasive approaches. These include spine surgery for lumbar fusion, deformity surgery, cervical surgery and sacroiliac joint fusion. The benefits of minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) include decreased pain, less blood loss, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery. However, there is a difficult learning curve for surgeons when mastering MIS procedures. Increasing familiarity with MIS techniques creates more options for surgeons treating spine conditions with the potential to decrease surgical complications. The goal of this conference is to update neurological and orthopedic surgeons, as well as allied health professionals on the latest advances in MIS surgical techniques.
About Spinal Elements
Spinal Elements was formed by Todd Andres and Jason Blain in November 2003 and was originally named Quantum Orthopedics, Inc. SEI began with a focus on developing technologies utilizing advance design and high-performance materials that could then be sold to (or distributed by) strategic corporate partners. Steve McGowan joined soon after Todd and Jason to round out the executive management team.
In 2004, the Company moved into its corporate headquarters in Carlsbad, California and received the first product clearance for Lucent® and Crystal®. The business model helped propel PEEK to be viewed as a standard for interbody products throughout the spine industry and the company soon became one of the world’s largest users of PEEK in medical applications.
The company name officially changed to Spinal Elements, Inc. to reflect spine focus in 2006 and began efforts to develop and sell products featuring the Spinal Elements brand. Later that year it commercialized the world’s first polymer stand-alone cervical implant, Mosaic®. Since then many other products – Controlled Delivery Guns, Lucent Magnum®,Mercury®, Magnum+® – have been successfully launched, and a robust product pipeline is constantly being filled. http://www.spinalelements.com