LDR Spine Releases Website Dedicated to Artificial Disc Education; www.SecondGenerationDisc.com Provides Details on the Mobi-C(R) Clinical Study.AUSTIN, Texas -- Following the recent announcement of the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approved IDE clinical study for the Mobi-C(R) Cervical Disc, LDR See photocell. 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(R), 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 Degeneration of the intervertebral disc, which is often called "degenerative disc disease" (DDD) of the spine, is a common disorder of the lower spine and for some people can cause low back pain and/or leg pain (sciatica). , 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. clinical evaluation clinical evaluation Medtalk An evaluation of whether a Pt has symptoms of a disease, is responding to treatment, or is having adverse reactions to therapy . 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 (Kinematics) in a plane or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the instant is at rest. See also: Instantaneous 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 Medical 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. |
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