BioMed Research International

Review Article

Material Science in Cervical Total Disc Replacement

Table 1

Cervical artificial disc replacements FDA-approved for use in the United States.
DeviceManufacturerBearing typeMaterialsYear FDA-approved
Prestige STMedtronicMoMStainless steel2007
ProDisc-CDepuy-SynthesMoPCoCr, UHMWPE2007
BryanMedtronicMoPTi, PCU2009
SECURE-CGlobusMoPCoCr, UHMWPE2012
PCMNuVasiveMoPCoCr, UHMWPE2012
Mobi-CLDRMoPCoCr, UHMWPE2013
Prestige LPMedtronicMoMTi-ceramic2014
FDA: Food and Drug Administration; MoM: metal-on-metal; MoP: metal-on-polymer; CoCr: cobalt-chromium alloy; UHMWPE: ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene; Ti: titanium alloy; PCU: polycarbonate urethane.