Richard Guyer, MD, performed the procedure with the help of Scott Blumenthal, MD, and Jack Zigler, MD.
The Simplify disc, developed by Simplify Medical, received FDA approval for one-level use in September. It is designed for MRI compatibility, physiologic motion and anatomical height-matching.
“The Simplify disc offers unique benefits of lower height discs, as well as virtually distortion-free [MRI] imaging” and “will improve clinical outcomes for patients undergoing treatment for cervical disc disease,” Dr. Guyer said in a Dec. 16 news release.
The implant is CE Marked in Europe and is being examined for two-level indications in an investigational device exemption study in the U.S.
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