Product Category: Spinal Implants , Historical Products
By Product Type: Artificial Disc (TDR)
By Procedure Type: Lumbar Disc Replacement
Insertion Approach: Anterior approach
TDR Characteristics: Spike/Tooth based
Disc Articulation Characteristics: Metal-on-Metal
By Location/Approach: Anterior Lumbar
By System Type: Degenerative , Motion Preservation
By Material: Titanium Plasma Sprayed , Cobalt Chrome (CoCr)
The FlexiCore Lumbar Artificial disc by Stryker was an investigational disc replacement that was never ultimately approved by FDA due to concern for metallosis due to metal-on-metal design. The FlexiCore was a 2-piece metal-on-metal artificial lumbar disc composed of cobalt-chrome endplates and a central bearing. The endplates are unique with domed endplates for bony apposition. It features a spike and tooth fixation.
