Table 2

TDRs: Design and Materials.

Name of TDRDesignMaterial
Functional three-component
Charité Artificial Disc (DePuy Spine) A 3 component ball and socket, 2 equal articulating surfacesCoCr – UHMWPE – CoCr
InMotion (DePuySpine) A 3 component ball and socket, 2 equal articulating surfaces (furtherdevelopment of Charité Artificial Disc)CoCr – UHMWPE – CoCr
Kineflex-L (SpinalMotion, Inc.) I 3 component ball and socket, 2 equal articulating surfacesCoCr – CoCr – CrCo
Activ L (Aesculap /BBraun) I 3 component ball and socket, 2 equal articulating surfacesCoCr – UHMWPE - CoCr
Dynardi (Zimmer) NA 3 component ball and socket, 2 equal articulating surfacesCoCr – Sulene PE - CoCr
Mobidisc (LDRSpine)I 3 component with 2 articulating surfaces: 1 ball and socket superior surfaceand 1 flat inferior surfaceCoCr – UHMWPE – CoCr
Orbit (GlobusMedical)NA 3 component with 2 articulating surfaces: 1 ball and socket superior surfaceand 1 cylindrical inferior surface (for extension/flexion)PEEK – PEEK - PEEK
Functional two-component
ProDisc-L (DePuySynthes) A 3 component ball and socket, 1 articulating surface, core affixed to caudalplateCoCr – UHMWPE-CoCr
Maverick (Medtronic)I 2 component ball and socket, 1 articulating surfaceCoCr – CoCr
Flexicore (Stryker) I 2 component ball and socket, 1 articulating surface, internal stiff stop ofaxial rotationCoCr – CoCr
XL TDR (NuVasive)I 2 component ball and socket, 1 articulating surfaceCoCr - CoCr
Functional one-component
Freedom (AxioMed) I 1-piece bonded viscoelastic, no articulating surfaceTi – SPCU - Ti
M6-L (SpinalKinetics, Inc.)NA 1-piece viscoelastic, with movable core - not bonded to platesTi - PCU core - Ti, UHMWPE fiber annulus, PCU sheath
Cadisc-L (Ranier)NA 1-piece bonded viscoelastic, no articulating surfacePCU with graduated modulus
LP-ESP (FHOrthopedics) NA 1-piece viscoelastic, no articulating surfaceTi plates, silicone core filled withmicrovoids, surrounded by PCU
Physio-L (K2M) NA 1-piece viscoelastic, no articulating surfaceTi – PCU – Ti multidurometer core
  • CoCr = cobalt chrome; PCU = polycarbonate urethane; SPCU = silicone polycarbonate urethane; Ti = titanium alloy; UHMWPE = ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

  • FDA status: A Approved; I Investigational; NA Not approved, not involved in IDE trial at this time