That's a typical Bard statement, ease of use. "stick this frisbee in there doc, tissue ingrowth sucks and it hurts like a bitch when a patient chews gum, but man does it handle well. btw, we made it even easier for you to put that frisbee in the belly with a deployment device. Yeah, it adds unnecessary cost to the case, but we feel your skills as a lap surgeon are so bad, you need it."
People who bash Parietex know nothing about it. You still run around with your little polyester rat study and push Atrium's studies to tout the benefits of your new mesh, but in the end, it's a step back to the dark ages with you guys. You don't have the data and success of Parietex. Just another recycled PP mesh that's, oh my gosh, LIGHT WEIGHT!! If your stuff didn't suck so much you wouldn't have to engineer it so it's virtually not there anymore.
And as far as this Echo thing goes, at some point, you need to stop hitting the ball of the T and hit live pitching. Echo = T-Ball. I've heard it doesn't deploy properly most times anyway. I'm not saying there isn't a place for deployment systems, but a blockbuster? OK.......
Oh yeah, 80% of hernias are inguinal. Lots of money to be had in that procedure space Bard guy.
