NeoFlex Spine™ and Artificial Disc Replacement
After over 15 years of research and development, NeoFlex Spine™, Inc. is preparing to commercialize its line of patented cervical disc replacement devices for the spine. For over 100 years, spinal fusion was used to treat degenerating and damaged discs by physically joining adjacent vertebrae. The results provided some reduction in discomfort but at the cost of mobility. With advancements in engineering and material sciences, artificial disc replacement devices which retain motion are largely supplanting those outdated spinal fusion devices. These devices seek to provide simulations of natural vertebral movement to achieve improved mobility and pain reduction compared to what has been possible with fusions. Now, with the development of a third generation device, based on the NeoFlex Spine™ patents, patients will have have the potential of pain relief as well as the potential to regain spinal motion previously unheard of.(1)https://www.bluecrossnc.com/sites/default/files/document/attachment/services/public/pdfs/medicalpolicy/artificial_intervertebral_disc.pdf
Patented Medical Device Technology
NeoFlex Spine™ holds seven U.S. patents pertaining to cervical discs.
“The NeoFlex Spine™ device’s design is superior to any other device presently available, giving patients ranges of motion previously thought unattainable” Keith L. Doty, PhD.
NeoFlex Spine™ Hybrid Motion™
The NeoFlex Spine™ device has been designed to provide patients with the full range of mobility similar to a natural disc. The Hybrid Motion™ concept developed by NeoFlex Spine™ builds into each device a hybrid of both mechanical and torsional constraints to better mimic natural motion facilitated by a healthy biological intervertebral disc.
Quick Recovery
Designed for a short Length of Stay, patients can quickly return to productive lives.
Simple to Install
Surgeons appreciate that the entire disc is pre-assembled and designed for quick insertion. Now only does this save time and money, but also minimizes error or device failure due to improper assembly.
NeoFlex Spine™’s Artificial Disc Benefits
- Reflects true joint motion in six degrees; three axes of rotation and three axes of translation (x, y and z axes)
- Shock absorbing core
- NeoFlex Spine™ Hybrid Motion ™ design – facilitating and constraining large motions through fixed mechanical elements; facilitating and constraining small motions through flexible torsional elements
- Non-separable, unified design yields high reliability and durability and ease of manufacturing and surgical insertion