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Prestige Cervical Disc

Cervical Degenerative

Disc Disease

RestoreULTRA

Neurostimulator

Chronic Pain and

Painful Neuropathy

more chronic diseases

Mosaic Tissue Valve

Heart Valve Disease

1990s 2000s FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

Severe Spasticity Associated

with Cerebral Palsy and

Head Injury

First implantable programmable pump

(baclofen)

Chronic Pain

First implantable programmable pump

for non-opioid therapy (Prialt)

Non-Malignant Pain

First implantable programmable pump

for opioid therapy (morphine)

Spinal Conditions, Long Bone Fractures,

Dental and Oral Maxillofacial Applications

First bone graft replacement using bone

morphogenetic protein-2

Coronary Artery Disease

First biomimetic polymer designed specifically for use

on drug-eluting coronary stents

Hepatitis C

Acute Back and Leg Pain

Huntington’s Disease

Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury

Periodontal Disease

Post-Operative Pain

Obesity

List includes some therapies not yet approved in the United States.

Unexplained Fainting

First subcutaneous ECG monitor

Diabetes

First continuous glucose monitor

Heart Disease

First implantable blood oxygen sensor

Acid Reflux

First wireless pH monitor

Heart Failure

First implantable edema monitor

Cardiac Monitoring

First Internet-based remote patient-monitoring system

Low Back Pain

First catheter system to identify disc pain sources

Pulmonary Hypertension

Back and Neck Pain

Heart Valve Disease

First stentless aortic root valve

Sinus Infection

First resorbable sinus dressing

Ear Infection

First antimicrobial vent tubes

Slipped Vertebra

First pedicle screw spinal system

Coronary Artery Disease

First modular stent

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

First minimally-invasive stent graft

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

First minimally-invasive stent graft

Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

First percutaneous minimal access

stabilization

Heart Valve Disease

First transcatheter valve

Coronary Artery Disease

First suction-based heart-tissue stabilizer for use during

open heart surgery

First angioplasty embolic protection system

Spinal Fractures

First balloon kyphoplasty procedure

Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease

First cervical disc arthroplasty device

Thyroid Disease

First intraoperative nerve monitor

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

First interspinous process spacer

Aging Spinal Disease

Vertebral Disc Augmentation

Valvular Heart Disease

Preventing Arterial Plaque Rupture

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obesity

Depression

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Epilepsy

Dysphagia

Chronic Migraine

Tachyarrhythmia

First active can defibrillator

First implantable defibrillator with

rate and rhythm detection

Atrial Fibrillation

First implantable tiered therapy

defibrillator

Parkinson’s Disease

First deep brain stimulator

Overactive Bladder/Urinary

Incontinence

First implantable neurostimulator

Heart Failure

First implantable cardiac

resynchronization pacemaker

Bradycardia

First pacemaker with managed ventricular pacing

Dystonia Movement Disorder

First deep brain stimulator

Gastroparesis (Nausea and Vomiting)

First implantable gastric stimulator

Heart Failure

First resynchronization defibrillator with

separate outputs

Ménière’s Disease

First local overpressure treatment

Fecal Incontinence

First implantable neurostimulator