KNOXVILLE, TN, April 13th, 2015 – ChoiceSpine, a Knoxville, TN based spinal implant company, is pleased to announce the first surgery using the THUNDERBOLT™ Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw System. The first surgeries were performed by Dr. Robert Knetsche, all with outstanding results.
Dr. Knetsche remarked on the advantages of the THUNDERBOLT™ System, “The THUNDERBOLT™ Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw (MISS) system was designed to be easy to use and to decrease the amount of equipment needed in an MISS spinal fusion surgery. This makes the job of placing MISS pedicle screws as efficient and safe as possible. THUNDERBOLT™ was designed with several types of equipment to dilate or ease the passage of the system’s screws and rods through soft tissue to lessen the trauma to the soft tissues. We think the surgeons, the operating team, and, most of all, the patients will appreciate the efforts to make this system safe, efficient, and easy on everyone.” THUNDERBOLT™ is the first of several new product lines ChoiceSpine will be launching in 2015.
The THUNDERBOLT™ Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw System is intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments in skeletally mature patients as an adjunct to fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease, spondylolisthesis, trauma, spinal stenosis, deformities, tumor, and/or pseudoarthrosis. 
At ChoiceSpine, we take pride in our mission of surgeon-focused training and education, and we are committed to future success through exceptional service, close manufacturing partnerships and a strong, strategic distribution network. Our goal is to provide to our customers the best products possible and to find new and effective ways to treat patients.