when was mesh first used for hernia repair
Inguinal hernia surgery Biomeshes are increasingly popular since their first use in 1999[41] and their subsequent introduction on the market in 2003. Their use is an instance of regenerative medicine. Unlike synthetic non-absorbable meshes, they are absorbable, and can be used for repair in an infected environment, such as an incarcerated hernia. Moreover, they seem to improve comfort and presumably, they reduce the risk of inguinodynia.[42] They have been tested after mesh-related inguinodynia.[43] Some meshes have a price comparable to the high end of synthetic meshes, the cheapest ($500) being Surgisis-Biodesign, manufactured by Cook Group, made from the extra cellular matrix of pig small intestinal submucosa.[44] Currently, there exists one synthetic totally absorbable mesh, Tigr Matrix, manufactured by Novus Scientific, on the US market (510(k) Food and Drug Administration clearance)[45] since 2010 and on the EU market since 2011. It only has one 3-year pre-clinical evidence on sheep.[46]