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A quick history FDA approvals in artificial discs.
Lumbar:
Charite - Approved on October 26, 2004, for one level at L4-S1.
ProDisc-L - First approval on August 14, 2006, for one level at L3-S1, and a subsequent approval on April 10, 2020, for one or two levels at L3-S1.
activL - Approved on June 11, 2015, for one level at L4-S1.
Cervical:
Prestige - Approved on July 16, 2007, for one level at C3-C7, with a variant, Prestige LP, receiving ...
