An artificial lumbar disc made of three components which are inserted
individually. Two bean shaped implants are a mirror image of each other
and are designed to be inserted on each side of the disc cavity. The
third component is designed to fill the disc cavity remaining after the
first two components have been inserted. The unique design focuses on
restoring the natural function of the disc, reestablishing a preferred
disc space, and providing ease of insertion through both a posterior and
anterior approach. Moreover, the potential of prosthesis failure is fully
addressed and feasible solutions to such an occurrence are proposed.