The M6 articial cervical disc is designed to replicate the anatomic structure and biomechanical performance of a natural disc. Its innovative design incorporates an articial nucleus to allow axial compression and a woven ber annulus for controlled range of motion in all six degrees of freedom. This physiologic motion is intended to preserve segmental motion and possibly prevent or delay additional adjacent level degeneration.

M6-C Quality of Motion

Quality of Motion assesses how well the motion of an implanted functional spine unit approximates the motion of a healthy one over the entire range of motion, not just its endpoints. Through biomechanical testing, a load vs. angular displacement curve (“kinematic signature”) is generated that allows assessment of the Quality of Motion parameters. Biomechanical testing with the M6 articial cervical disc has demonstrated equivalent Quality of Motion compared to the healthy disc. The innovative articial ber annulus and nucleus construct of the M6 is the critical component in replicating this physiologic motion, as it is designed to provide the necessary restraint and control needed throughout the spine’s natural range of motion.