Product Category: Spinal Implants , Historical Products
By Product Type: Artificial Disc (TDR)
Location: Cervical Disc Replacement
Insertion Approach: Anterior approach
TDR Characteristics: Spike/Tooth based
Disc Articulation Characteristics: Metal-on-Metal
By Location/Approach: Anterior Cervical
By Procedure Type: ACDA
By System Type: Degenerative , Motion Preservation
By Material: Titanium (Solid) , Titanium Plasma Sprayed
The CerviCore Cervical Artificial disc was a disc originally developed by SpineCore who was developing the CerviCore Cervical disc and the FlexiCore lumbar artificial disc. SpineCore was acquired by Stryker and continued in developemdent and underwent a clinical study implanting 240 arificial discs. The study was closed after many patients developed metallosis. The FDA did not give approval.
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