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The Charite spinal disc is the first artifical disc approved to replace damaged spinal discs. 
 
Its use is controversial, and Medicare is considering no longer paying for the procedure to insert it. 
 
A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts against DePuy, part of Johnson & Johnson, alleges that the disc caused the litigant severe back and leg pain. 
 
Other patients allege the same thing, but for some the device has worked as intended. 
 
There is no long-term data on the device which was only approved two years ago. 
 

OC doctors disagree on value of artificial spinal disc implant

OCRegister - 4/14/2006 6:18 AM

ORANGE – Dane Titsworth spent Thursday in a hospital bed at UCI Medical Center, recovering from his fourth back surgery. Meanwhile, Chris Duren of Fullerton spent the day on the job at a construction site in Malibu, where he lifted 150 pounds without pain.
 
Both men, in their mid-40s, have the same device in their spines – an artificial disc known as the Charite.
 
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