Centinel Spine has announced that more than 250,000 prodisc devices have been implanted worldwide.* The prodisc technology portfolio now includes 4 cervical and 2 lumbar devices—5 approved by the FDA—and has been validated with a reported reoperation rate of less than 1%.**
French orthopedic spine surgeon Thierry Marnay, MD—inventor of the 1st-generation prodisc lumbar technology—stated, “We are so pleased that after 35 years of dedicated work that 250,000 implantations with the prodisc technology have occurred. We are proud that the disc arthroplasty revolution has changed the lives of so many patients and we are thankful to all surgeons who contributed to its success.”
“This milestone suggests that total disc replacement has successfully passed the minefields of the ‘experimental’ phase and proceeded into ‘gold standard’ territory. The quality and durability of the cervical and lumbar prodisc technology has been confirmed through time, studies, and publications.”
- Dr. Thierry Marnay, Inventor of the 1st-Generation prodisc Technology
Texas Back Insitute spine surgeon Dr. Jack Zigler—who played a key role in the prodisc lumbar IDE clinical trial as Principal Investigator and the first surgeon to perform a prodisc TDR surgery in the U.S.—noted, "It is awesome to consider that over 250,000 prodisc cervical and lumbar devices have been implanted since their earliest use. Thanks to the innovative foresight of the primary technology inventor, Dr. Thierry Marnay, and the teams of dedicated people who advanced the clinical use of prodisc over the past 30 years, we now have the broadest base of scientific evidence ever developed for any implant that we place in the human body.”
“...we now have the broadest base of scientific evidence ever developed for any implant that we place in the human body. [prodisc ]has changed the lives of 1,000s of patients globally, and it has been the highlight of my career as a clinician and researcher to have had the opportunity to participate in the evolution and acceptance of artificial disc technology.”
- Dr. Jack Zigler, 1st Surgeon to Perform a prodisc TDR Surgery in the U.S.
German spine surgeon Prof. Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli—co-developer of the prodisc C cervical TDR technology with Dr. Marnay—reflects, “When fusing patients, I am taking away their body’s natural function—but by replacing their discs with mobile devices, I am giving them their function and, therefore, their life back. The prodisc technology has not only changed the way we treat degenerative disc disease, but it has also given thousands of people the chance to live life fully again.”
“In the past 25 years, I have personally implanted over 10,000 prodisc implants since co-inventing the technology with Dr. Marnay. In my hands, for treating degenerative disc disease, this has become the gold standard and my preferred method.”
- Prof. Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli, Co-Developer of prodisc Cervical Technology with Dr. Marnay