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| SNSI Implants Patient with Revolutionary Low Profile Cervical Disc |
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SPRINGFIELD, MO - Dr. Mark Crabtree and Dr. Wade Ceola implanted the investigational PRESTIGE® L P Artificial Cervical Disc into the spine of a patient at Cox South Hospital today. SNSI and Cox Health System began utilizing the original PRESTIGE® Cervical Disc in January of 2003. The original device consists of two metal components affixed to the vertebrae with screws. (Fig. 1) The new, PRESTIGE® L P Artificial Cervical Disc (Figs.2 & 3) is comprised of two low-profile metal plates that interface through a ball and trough mechanism, allowing for spinal motion, but eliminating the need for screws.
Both the PRESTIGE® and PRESTIGE® L P are devices designed to replace diseased discs in the cervical spine, or neck. It is estimated that cervical disc disease affects about half of people over the age of 40. Traditionally, symptomatic cervical degenerative disc disease has been treated with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. This surgery removes the damaged disc and replaces it with the patient’s own bone or human cadaver bone. The disc space and bone graft may then be covered with a metal plate and screws. This ultimate fusion of bone limits mobility and may put added stresses on the vertebrae above and below the fusion. With the option of artificial cervical disc replacement, the vertebrae are not fused, the treated level should maintain its ability to flex , and the stress on surrounding vertebrae is potentially reduced. The surgeon performs a discectomy to remove the patient’s damaged disc, contours the vertebrae and then inserts the PRESTIGE® L P Artificial Cervical Disc. The components of this new device are attached to the vertebrae through impaction, requiring no screws or plates. The PRESTIGE® L P Artificial Cervical Disc is distributed by Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., headquarted in Memphis, TN. Springfield Neurological and Spine Institute is currently a site for clinical investigation of the PRESTIGE® L P Artificial Cervical Disc, and the information obtained from the study will be used to support regulatory approval for commercialization of this device. For further information, please contact: |
