The CHARITÉ® Artificial Disc is a three-piece articulating medical device consisting of a sliding core sandwiched between two metal endplates. The sliding core is made from a medical grade plastic and the endplates are made from medical grade cobalt chromium alloy.These materials usually do not harm the human body and are used in many other medical implants such as total knee replacement implants.
The endplates support the core and have small teeth which secure them to the vertebrae above and below the disc space. The sliding core fits in between.
Laboratory testing shows that the CHARITÉ® Artificial Disc design allows your spine to move. In the clinical study, patients were observed to have motion between 0 and 21 degrees while bending forward and backward.
