LDR Spine Releases Website Dedicated to Artificial Disc Education
Austin, TX (March 20, 2006)
Following the recent announcement of the FDA approved IDE clinical study for
the Mobi-C® Cervical Disc, LDR Spine released a website to provide patients and
surgeons with information on artificial discs and the ongoing clinical study.
The site,
www.SecondGenerationDisc.com, currently focuses on the Mobi-C cervical
study and will ultimately provide information on the lumbar IDE study for the
Mobidisc®, scheduled to begin in late 2006.
In addition to providing Mobi-C
clinical study details,
www.SecondGenerationDisc.com serves as a destination for
patients with basic questions regarding cervical anatomy, degenerative disc
disease, disc history, and the future of artificial disc technology. The site
will also provide a surgeon locator for patients to find physicians
participating in the United States clinical evaluation.
Second generation discs evolved from first generation disc designs, making
improvements to implant mobility and ease of surgical insertion. The Mobi-C’s
polyethylene insert provides controlled mobility that respects the instantaneous
center of rotation and closely replicates anatomic movement, allowing for six
degrees of freedom. Mobi-C also allows one-step implantation, which
significantly simplifies the surgical technique.
The Mobi-C clinical study will
follow nearly 600 patients for two years and includes up to 20 medical centers
throughout the United States.
About LDR Spine
LDR Spine supplies U.S. surgeons with innovative spinal solutions in
partnership with LDR Médical of Troyes, France. LDR Spine works closely with
surgeons to develop implantable systems and instrumentation that restore optimum
stability and mobility to patients, and make spine surgery more reproducible and
easier to perform. More information is located at
www.ldrspine.com.
For More Information:
Company Contact:
James Burrows, VP of Product Commercialization, LDR
(512) 344-3307
jamesburrows@ldrspine.com