Alim Ladha, MD, performed the first disc replacement case with the M6-C device at Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.
The procedure was completed May 11 for a patient with cervical disc degeneration, Midland Health said in a May 15 news release.
The M6-C disc, from Orthofix, is FDA approved and has a shock-absorbing nucleus and fiber annulus that mimic the anatomical structure of a natural disc.