FDA-approved cervical and lumbar arthroplasty devices

DeviceApplicationDesignBiomaterialsEndplateFixationKinematicsFDA IDE ApprovalManufacturer
Prestige STCervicalUniarticular ball and troughMetal-on-metal articulation, stainless steelRoughened surfaceVertebral body screwsUnconstrainedJuly 2007Medtronic
BryanCervicalBiarticularTitanium alloy shells with polyurethane nucleus, saline lubricantApplied porous coatingMilled, press-fitUnconstrainedMay 2009Medtronic
ProDisc-CCervicalUniarticular ball and socketCCM endplate with UHMWE inlay, metal-on-polyurethane articulationRoughened titaniumCentral keelSemi-constrainedDecember-2007Synthes Spine
CHARITÉLumbarBiarticular ball and socketCC endplates with UHMWPE sliding coreTitanium and calcium phosphate plasma spray6 Fixation teeth at cranial/caudal endplatesUnconstrainedOctober-2004Depuy Spine
ProDisc-LLumbarUniarticular ball and socketCCM endplates with UHMWPE insertTitanium plasma sprayLarge central keel, 2 lateral spikesSemi-constrainedAugust 2006Synthes Spine
  • Note:—CCM indicates cobalt-chrome-molybdenum, CC, cobalt-chrome alloy; IDE, Investigational Device Exemption.