DePuy Spine Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, has launched a new minimally invasive spine system called the VIPER™2 Pedicle Screw Fixation System (VIPER2). The system offers comprehensive instrumentation and implant options that can be used on a wide range of spinal pathologies including deformity, trauma, tumor and degenerative disc disease. VIPER2 is the first and only complete minimally invasive rod and pedicle screw system that can be used to perform minimally invasive spinal fixation across the length of the entire thoracolumbar spine (T1 to Pelvis), with rods of any curvature and lengths from 30 to 480 mm.