[Justin]

Hey Gil,

Sorry you are getting to the end of your rope. I also understand about money being tight. Have you thought about being part of a clinical trial? Maybe the Activ-L?

You should inquire about multilevel procedures. I know they are only doing single levels right now, but they might open up a multilevel arm.

1. Christopher Ames, MD University of California San Francisco Hospital San Francisco, CA
2. Domagoj Coric, MD Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC
3. Dzung Dinh, MD OSF St. Francis Peoria, IL
4. Federico Girardi, MD Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY
5. Glenn Butterman St. John’s Hospital Minneapolis, MN
6. Harel Deutsch, MD Rush University Hospital Chicago, IL
7. Mick Perez-Cruet, MD Providence Hospital Detroit, MI
8. James Yue, MD Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT
9. John Regan, MD Century City Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA
10. Rolando Garcia, MD Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL
11. Scott Blumenthal, MD Texas Back Institute Dallas, TX
12. Steve Dennis, MD Hoag Memorial Hospital Newport Beach, CA
13. Vikas Patel, MD University of Colorado Health Science Center Denver, CO

Prospective participants should contact Jill Ellis at 901.201.7894 or
jill.ellis@aesculap.com

Of course, you would have to meet other inclusion criteria.

Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Aesculap Activ-L™ Artificial Disc in the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease

The study is now being conducted at clinical sites nationwide. For additional information, or study locations, email your request to AISActivL.us@aesculap.com

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00589797

Study ID Numbers: ASC-01

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title: Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Aesculap Activ-L™ Artificial Disc in the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease

Last Updated: 03/25/2009

EDIT: Bummer...I just saw your previous laminectomy in your signature...it's an exclusion for the trial.