Cervical disc approval
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Synthes plans surgeon training and a controlled roll-out in January for its ProDisc-C implant to treat cervical disc degeneration. The device received FDA approval Dec. 18 following the completion of a review of the manufacturing processes. Synthes had received an approvable letter from FDA in October 2007 after clinical review of the disc (1"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 29, 2007, In Brief). Medtronic's Prestige, approved in July, is the only other artificial cervical disc on the U.S. market; an FDA advisory panel also recommended approval of Medtronic's Bryan cervical disc in July