Table 2.
Table lists different lumbar artificial discs and respective types of materials and features [60–63] .
| Lumbar discs | Articulating surfaces and materials | Constraint | Center of rotation | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB Charité | Metal-polymer-metal | Unconstrained | Mobile | DePuy Spine, Raynham, MA, USA |
| Prodisc-L | Metal-polymer-metal | Semiconstrained | Mobile | Synthes, West Chester, PA,USA |
| Maverick | Metal-metal | Semiconstrained | Fixed | Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| Flexicore | Metal-metal | Fully constrained | Fixed | Stryker, Kalamazoo, MA, USA |
| Mobidisc | Metal-metal | Unconstrained | Mobile | LDR medical, Troyes, France |
| Activ-L | Metal-polymer-metal | Semiconstrained | Mobile | Aesculap AG Tuttlingen, Germany |
| Kineflex | Metal-metal | Semiconstrained | Mobile | Spinal Motion, South Africa |
| Acroflex | Rubber core with titanium endplates (elastomeric disc) | Unconstrained | Mobile | DePuy Spine, Raynham, MA, USA |