Glenwood doctor invents hernia repair device being made by Minnesota medtech company
Some day, Dr. Roderick
Brown hopes, thousands of patients will have their hernias fixed in a way that’s minimally invasive and less painful. Brown, a doctor with the Glacial Ridge Health System of Glenwood, invented a hernia repair device that entered the market recently. Ten years of patience, ingenuity, trial and error went into developing the self-expanding polymer mesh and nickel-titanium device. Its manufacturer, Minnesota Medical Development Inc. of Plymouth, has trademarked it as the Rebound Hernia Repair Device. Brown said it has been “a real learning experience” to help nurture a new medical device from idea to reality.
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