this is the former headquarters of rainier technology in cambridge england the company used to. plastic spinal implants rainier was one of thousands of small businesses in europe that were trying to break into the medical devices market. about ten years ago started testing plastic disks and baboons. after several months the animals were euthanized and autopsies were carried out. the results of the autopsies were later leaked by a whistleblower. dr long is looking through them right now the documents showed that there were serious problems with the disks. it's clear from these studies that the implants did not become properly integrated into the spinal system vic's nish or. later i noticed similar complications in my patients who've been given these discs but you know what inputs and. tom. but the company apparently ignored these results despite the warning signs. brainier no needed to carry out a series of clinical tests on humans some of those tests were conducted here with pro spine facility in southern bavaria. it's not clear whether the clinics chief physicians was informed a