Patent ID: 8606591

Claim:
A system for determining a hernia repair procedure for a pre-operative hernia patient comprising: a user input device configured to receive a response to a health questionnaire administered to a patient who has previously undergone a hernia repair procedure in which a prosthetic mesh was used to repair the hernia, wherein the health questionnaire includes a plurality of questions and each question relates to the effect of the hernia repair procedure on an aspect of the post-operative hernia patient's quality of life; a memory configured to store data; and a processor in communication with the user input device and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute: a first program module operable for scoring the response to determine an overall score indicative of the respective post-operative hernia patient's quality of life based on severity of pain, sensations of the prosthetic mesh, and limitations in movement experienced by the post-operative hernia patient in connection with performing at least five activities selected from the group consisting of lying down, bending over, sitting up, walking, exercising, walking up stairs, performing activities of daily life, coughing, and deep breathing; a second program module operable for associating the overall score with at least one characteristic of the respective post-operative hernia patient and with at least one characteristic of the respective hernia repair procedure performed; and a third program module operable for determining an optimum hernia repair procedure for the pre-operative hernia patient based on the overall score and the associated patient characteristics.