ZimVie announces first U.S. surgery with 4.5mm Mobi-C Cervical Disc

ZimVie announced that the first patient in the United States has received the newly approved 4.5mm Mobi-C Cervical Disc. On October 30, 2023, Gregory D. Lopez, M.D., orthopaedic spine surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, Illinois, implanted the first 4.5mm Mobi-C in the United States. “The 59-year-old patient presented with a significantly collapsed C5-6 disc, and the new lower profile Mobi-C implant allowed me to avoid over-distracting the facet joints. The 4.5mm height Mobi-C makes it possible for me to offer pain relief and motion preservation to more of my patients with cervical disc degeneration.” “It is an honor to celebrate the first U.S. implantation of the 4.5mm Mobi-C Cervical Disc. ZimVie is dedicated to bringing the right products to the market, and it really hits home to know that patients are benefiting from our efforts,” said Rebecca Whitney, Global President of ZimVie Spine. “We are excited about the recent wins for our market-leading Mobi-C portfolio, including the August FDA approval for the 4.5mm range of implants and the September approval of the Mobi-C Hybrid Investigational Device Exemption application, allowing ZimVie to enroll patients in the first ever cervical arthroplasty-fusion study in the United States.”