BD (NYSE: BDX) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Phasix ST umbilical hernia patch.

As the population ages, the incidence of hernias is increasing. How do you know when surgery is needed?

IN 1889, Edward Bassini, of Italy, in prefacing his report on 251 cases of inguinal hernia, said ... he used a 50-by-50 weave 3-mil tantalum-wire mesh. The present paper contains a further ...

This is usually done by stitching your diaphragm to itself but sometimes requires a small piece of mesh. Hiatal hernia surgery is often combined with other surgeries to address GERD symptoms, such as ...

mesh problems, and chronic groin pain. Our multidisciplinary team of hernia specialists uses a wide variety of surgical techniques including robotic surgery and collaborates across specialties to ...

For example, in a study comparing suture repair of incisional hernia to mesh repair, it was found that "mesh repair results in a lower recurrence rate and less abdominal pain and does not result ...