Currently, the gold standard of treatment for cervical Degenerative Disc Disease or a cervical herniated disc is an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Dr. Pashman and Dr. Paquette have been utilizing artificial discs as treatment options since 2002. They are at the forefront of the technology, and one of a handful of physicians in the United States currently performing this procedure.

All clinical trials for The Bryan Disc have been closed. The Bryan Artificial Cervical Disc is under review by the United States FDA. The final determination should be announced in late 2007 or early 2008. Doctors Pashman and Johnson have published this abstract about the Bryan Artificial Cervical Disc in Neurosurgical Focus.

The United States FDA approved the Prestige Artificial Cervical Disc on July 17th, 2007 . The current design of the Prestige Artificial Disc is for one-level only. A revised version of the Prestige Disc will be released for multi-level conditions.