Simplify Cervical Disc Designed to treat conditions and symptoms associated with cervical disc degeneration while helping you keep your motion This booklet provides general information on Simplify Cervical Disc. It is not meant to replace any personal conversations that you might wish to have with your physician or other member of your healthcare team. Not all the information here will apply to your individual treatment or its outcome.

It’s hard to live in pain. Is cervical disc replacement right for you? Cervical disc degeneration occurs when one or more of the discs between the vertebrae (small bones that form the spinal column) begins to wear. This adds stress to the disc, nearby joints, muscles, and nerves. It may cause pain, tingling, numbness, and/or weakness in the neck and arms. If you’ve been diagnosed with or are experiencing unwanted effects of cervical disc degeneration, cervical disc replacement with an artificial disc like Simplify Cervical Disc might be right for you. Please speak to your physician to understand...

Why Simplify Cervical Disc? Implant design • Simplify Cervical Disc is designed to treat conditions and symptoms associated with cervical disc degeneration, while preserving motion of the spine. • Disc height options are designed to closely match patients’ healthy disc spaces. Implant materials • Simplify Cervical Disc’s material combination of PEEK (medical-grade plastic) endplates with titanium coating and a ceramic core is nickel-free. • These materials allow for imaging after surgery using magnetic resonance imaging* (MRI) instead of a CT scan.

Candidate: The Simplify Cervical Disc is a cervical artificial disc used for disc replacement. The disc is used in patients with cervical disc degeneration at one or two levels in your neck. This degeneration may cause pain, numbness, or weakness. A doctor may recommend Simplify Cervical Disc surgery based on your symptoms as confirmed by X-rays, CT, and/or MRI. Your doctor will tell you if you are a candidate for this procedure. You will likely be treated non-surgically first. This often includes rest, physical therapy, and injections. If your treatments do not provide relief after 6 weeks or...