I did not know what else to call this rant. It's sad but true, the medical device business is a business and in business it is not always the best product that comes to market but the best marketing that brings a product to market.
I have done quite a bit of research and I have contacted reps for several orthopedic device companies. They battle. They have patent disputes. They scam. They bribe the FDA and they cut throat. They are not in business to help patients. They are in business to make money.
Look at the ADRs that are approved for use in the US. They are junk. They over rotate and that is a bad thing for the patient. They may be better than fusions but not much. The M6 and the Neo Disk look to be the best but I doubt the Neo Disk will get approval in the US.
Think about the NeoDisk. That technology has been around for 50 years and I have no doubt somebody figured it out back then.
This will blow your mind. Canadian surgeon David Kuntz, who first began to personally fabricate cervical artificial discs for his patients in the late 1970s. Kuntz's surgery was intended "to restore the spine to the manufacturer's original specifications." Kuntz reported a 98% success rate in a series of 300 patients. The medical industry back then destroyed the man. In fact there is a book written about him.
Kuntz established satellite helicopter clinics for isolated Northwest British Columbia Canadian clinics and survived mishaps including crashes in order to bring medical care to his outlying patients. He has been honored by the "Giraffe Project", a non-profit Canadian organization, in recognition for "sticking his neck out"
Here is the problem with the keel design like the M6.
This will further blow your minds.
Canadian Injured Workers Society - Workers compensation articles. WCB.
Dr Kuntz in the 70's was doing better work than what is being done worldwide today and he made the ADRs himself!!
What else is interesting is that you won't find these links on Google.
Canadian Injured Workers Society - Workers compensation articles. WCB.
Folks this is 2011 and this technology is moving at a snails pace. Tell me too wear my tin foil hat but there is a conspiracy.
Think about all the money you spent before your surgery.
Think about the money revision surgery nets for the medical industry.
How many diseases have been cured in the past 40 years?
If you think the medical industry cares about you think again. They care about your disease and suffering and how they can make a killing while it is killing you. ACT UP! SHOW YOUR DISDAIN!