Precision Spine entered into a development agreement with Stephen D. Cook, PhD, to design a cervical spine disc replacement device.
While the spinal fusion market remains the largest by far in the United States, motion preservation is gaining steam. Device companies across the globe are working on new innovations to treat spinal conditions without surgical fusion, including artificial disc replacement and disc regeneration. The FDA has approved several artificial disc models, and granted one cervical disc — LDR's Mobi-C — for two-level disc replacement procedures.
Dr. Cook and his team will focus on designing a disc to replicate the natural spinal function. He works with the Fellowship of Orthopaedic Researchers in Metairie, La., as chief scientist of the Fellowship.
Dr. Cook's research interests include spine devices, motion preservation, biological attachment mechanisms, mechanics and histology of implant interfaces. He is on the editorial boards of several professional journals.
"I look forward to applying the resources of our Fellowship, which has a wealth of experience in motion preservation technologies, and leveraging that extensive background in collaboration with the engineering team at Precision Spine," said Dr. Cook. "This project has the potential to fundamentally advance the design and function of spinal implants."
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