MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Medtronic Inc. said Friday that it will acquire Spinal Dynamics Corp., the Seattle-based developer of an artificial cervical disc, for $269.5 million in cash and stock.

The Medtronic PRESTIGE ™Artificial Cervical Disc was approved by the FDA on July 16, 2007. This is the only cervical disc approved by the FDA.

Study Shows Prestige® Cervical Disc Replacement Maintained Clinical Improvements, Lower Rate of Additional Surgical Procedures Compared to ACDF MEMPHIS , TENN. - Dec. 6, 2013 - Medtronic, Inc ...

The Bryan® Cervical Disc System (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, West Chester, PA) received PMA clearance on May 12, 2009. TA Criterion 1 is met.

According to Medtronic, the Prestige LP Cervical System serves as a complete replacement for one or two intervertebral discs. The human spinal column is composed of twenty four vertebral bones ...

Chinese researchers who studied the safety and effectiveness of two different cervical total disc arthroplasty systems used for single-segment cervical disc replacement found that both systems ...

CHICAGO — Segmental motion in the cervical spine was maintained through 84 months of follow-up in patients who underwent cervical disc replacement with a low-profile prosthesis, according to ...

Minneapolis-based Medtronic, Inc., is enrolling patients with degenerative disc disease for its Bryan Cervical Disc System and Prestige Cervical Disc System clinical trials. Medtronic, Inc., is ...

Medtronic spinal implant proves worth at 7 years By Mark Hollmer Dec 6, 2013 11:07am Clinical Data MedTech The Prestige cervical disc implant performed well in a 7-year study.--Courtesy of Medtronic ...

They were randomly assigned to receive either disc replacement (n = 276) or fusion with an allograft anterior cervical plate (n = 265). Demographic characteristics, including mean age, were ...

Fridley-based Medtronic will seek an endorsement next week from an advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration for its experimental Bryan cervical disc product. Support from the panel would ...

The BRYAN disc, one of the two clinically proven artificial cervical discs in Medtronic’s portfolio, was first introduced in 2000. Since then the company has sold 20,000 units of the same worldwide.