Degenerative Disc Disease Trials

Freedom Lumbar Disc

mlepore — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:00:12 -0700

Freedom® Lumbar Disc Clinical Trial

Clinical trial for lower back pain from lumbar degenerative disc disease

What makes the Freedom Lumbar Disc different?

The FLD is a one-piece total disc replacement device. A special plastic (silicone polycarbonate urethane polymer) is bonded in between two metal plates. A metal cap locks into each plate.

The FLD looks like this:

How does the Freedom Lumbar Disc work?

What is Degenerative Disc Disease?

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:23:07 -0800

Degenerative disc disease is one of the most common causes of low back pain, and also one of the most misunderstood. Many patients diagnosed with low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease are left wondering exactly what this diagnosis means for them. Common questions that are often on patients’ minds include:

Clinical Trials of Medical Products and Medical Devices: What You Need to Know

spine-health — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:43:34 -0800

There is constant innovation throughout the medical field and every year hundreds of new medications, devices and surgical techniques are developed and tested. The vehicle for testing drugs and devices (such as artificial discs or spinal fusion implants) prior to allowing them for use by the general public is usually a clinical trial—a controlled test where the new product is provided to participants who have given their consent, and the results are tabulated and documented to determine if the product is safe and effective for a specified condition or disease.