Covidien Announces Interim Data Showing Parietex ProGrip Self-Fixating Mesh Significantly Reduces Early Pain Following Inguinal Hernia Repair

Covidien COV announced interim results of its multicenter, international, prospective study comparing use of its Parietex ProGrip self-fixating mesh to the traditional Lichtenstein repair, the gold-standard technique for inguinal hernia repair. The data were presented during a podium presentation at Hernia Repair 2011, the 14th Annual Meeting & Scientific Program of the American Hernia Society. The interim data demonstrate that patients who received Parietex ProGrip self-fixating mesh during inguinal hernia repair experienced significantly less early pain compared to those whose hernias were repaired using the standard Lichtenstein method.1 Investigators measured pain at discharge and at day seven. Results of the study also show that use of Parietex ProGrip mesh significantly shortened the surgery duration.1