Here are six things to know:
1. The device is cleared for the treatment cervical disc disease treatment at two adjacent levels between the C3-C7 segments.
2. The device is Medtronic’s third artificial cervical disc and Medtronic’s first disc determined safe and effective for both one- and two-level procedures. LDR’s Mobi-C is also cleared for two-level disc replacement.
3. The device has a low profile and a ball-and-trough design.
4. Early in May, Medtronic released results of a seven-year follow-up study in which the two-level Prestige LP Cervical Disc was compared to two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
5. The follow-up study showed that two-level Prestige LP Disc patients showed greater rates in overall success (78.6 percent) compared to the patients treated with two-level ACDF (62.7 percent).
6. There are a few risks associated with the device including, but not limited to, the development of new nerve or spinal cord compression or pain.
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