Why Medical Device Innovation Could Transform Hernia Treatment
Medical devices have transformed modern healthcare.
From cardiovascular interventions to diagnostic technologies, innovations that allow clinicians to treat patients through increasingly small access points have changed procedures that once required significant surgery.
Could the same principle transform inguinal hernia repair?
Solving an Established Problem Differently
Innovation does not always mean treating a new disease.
Sometimes the greatest opportunities come from reconsidering how an extremely common condition is treated.
Inguinal hernia repair is a perfect example.
Millions of patients worldwide require groin hernia treatment, while clinical research continues to investigate outcomes associated with open, laparoscopic and robotic approaches. Read More
Rather than asking how existing surgery can be further refined, another question can be asked:
Can an inguinal hernia be repaired through an entirely different method of access?
The PerQHern Approach
PerQHern is developing what it describes as the world's first percutaneous inguinal hernia repair system. Read More
The technology combines a specialised delivery system with an innovative mesh design, with the objective of enabling clinicians to perform hernia repair without conventional surgical incisions.
This approach is being developed around some of the most important considerations in modern healthcare: patient recovery, discomfort, recurrence, healthcare resources and treatment efficiency.
Innovation Requires Evidence
Developing a new medical device involves far more than producing an initial concept.
Testing, engineering, preclinical development, scientific review and collaboration with specialist partners are all essential parts of turning an innovative idea into a viable medical technology.
PerQHern's stated values place innovation alongside excellence, integrity and safety, with rigorous testing and scientific review central to its development philosophy. Read More
The objective is ambitious: to rethink one of the world's most commonly performed surgical procedures.
