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Introduction: Cervical arthroplasty is a surgical procedure that involves the use of disc implants with the capacity of preserving segmental movement. It is a challenge for countries like ours to develop alternatives to the high costs of the aforementioned implants, with patented designs, feasible to manufacture, with biocompatibility, safety, and that simulates as much as possible the physiological cervical movements. Objectives: To develop the geometry and mechanics of a patented disc design elaborated with titanium ELI by additive manufacturing, as well as, to verify its compatibility with the physiology of cervical movements. Methods: The study design had three iterative stages: the first one was the development of the implant geometry and the finite-element study using international standards as a reference. In second place, studies of metallo...