Crocker Spinal Technologies, based in Salt Lake City, has been chosen to develop to market a new biomedical device to surgically treat chronic back pain.
The artificial spinal disc was conceived by engineering professors Anton Bowden and Larry Howell and BYU alumnus Peter Halverson. The device, which is designed to duplicate the natural motion of the spine, has been conceived as an alternative to spinal fusion surgery.
The BYU researchers report on the mechanism's ability to facilitate natural spine movement in a study published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery.
The artificial spinal disc was conceived by engineering professors Anton Bowden and Larry Howell and BYU alumnus Peter Halverson. The device, which is designed to duplicate the natural motion of the spine, has been conceived as an alternative to spinal fusion surgery.
The BYU researchers report on the mechanism's ability to facilitate natural spine movement in a study published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery.
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