Disc Motion Technologies announced the implantation of the Inlign MLH system. It is a posteriorly implanted multi-level hybrid system which was successfully implanted in a 67 year old patient in Stockton-on-Tees, UK. The system consists of an posteriorly implanted artificial disc and a motion preserving rod which provides motion at the level that has received the artificial disc and also provides rigid stabilization for an adjacent level which has received a posteriorly implanted fusion device. "We are extremely pleased to announce that we have been able to so quickly answer the surgeons requests for this type of implant. The Inlign MLH addresses a common problem for back patients. Many times a patient will have a lumbar disc level that has progressed to the point that a fusion at that level is necessary, but the adjacent levels have not. The Inlign MLH is the solution,” said Andy Greenberg, President and CEO of Disc Motion Technologies, Inc. Dr. Tai Friesem completed the first procedure with the Inlign MLH on May 5th. The 67-year-old patient had a previous lumbar spine procedure which used interspinous devices that had not relieved the symptoms from degenerative disc disease from L3-L5 and spinal stenosis. The patient had a short hospital stay and is doing extremely well.