Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Disc Dynamics, Inc. (DDI) is an orthopedic spine company founded to provide patients and physicians with a minimally invasive surgical alternative for treating degenerative disc disease. The Company has developed the DASCOR® Disc Arthroplasty System, a catheter-based, minimally invasive nucleus replacement technology for the treatment of degenerated lumbar discs. The goal of the DASCOR® technology is to relieve pain, restore function and preserve anatomy.