FIXATING MEANS BETWEEN A MESH AND MESH DEPLOYMENT MEANS ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR HERNIA REPAIR SURGERIES

摘要

A hernia repair system is disclosed. It comprises a deployment device adapted to deploy a hernia repair patch within a body of a patient. The deployment device has a reduced configuration for delivering the hernia repair patch to a placement site within the patient and an expanded configuration for deploying the hernia repair patch. The system also comprises a fixating component extending from the deployment device and being adapted to attach the hernia repair patch to the deployment device, and a centering component extending from the deployment device adapted to position the deployment device relative to a hernia.