Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
AFFIX: Post-market Study of MaxTack™ Motorized Fixation Device in Subjects Undergoing Ventral Hernia Repair
Lead Sponsor:
Medtronic - MITG
Conditions:
Ventral Hernia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Medtronic is sponsoring and funding the AFFIX study, a prospective, post-market, multicenter, nonrandomized, single-arm, interventional clinical study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the per...
Detailed Description
A prospective, post-market, multicenter, nonrandomized, single-arm, interventional clinical study of the MaxTack™ Motorized Fixation Device when used for fixation of prosthetic material to soft tissue...
Eligibility Criteria
Preoperative Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject has provided informed consent (IC)
- Subject is 18 years of age or older at the time of consent
- Subject is able and willing to comply with the study requirements and follow-up schedule
- Subject is undergoing an elective, single-stage, primary or incisional ventral hernia repair
- Subject is undergoing minimally invasive ventral hernia repair procedure using the MaxTack™ Motorized Fixation Device
- Subject is undergoing minimally invasive ventral hernia repair procedure using a Medtronic (including Covidien) mesh that is intended to be used in compliance with the mesh Instructions for Use (IFU)
- Subject is expected to meet the criteria for a class I wound (clean) as defined by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classification
Preoperative Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is undergoing an emergency surgery (e.g., lifesaving procedures performed where subject is in imminent danger of death, strangulated hernia, etc.)
- Subject has history of 3 or more hernia repair procedures
- Subject has existing mesh in the space where the physician needs to apply the new mesh to be fixated with the MaxTack™ Motorized Fixation Device
- Subject is scheduled (or anticipated to be scheduled) for additional surgery, and subsequent surgery would jeopardize previous application of study treatment
- Subject has history of allergic reactions to Poly (Glycolide-co-L-lActide) (PGLA)
- Subject has history of allergic reactions to the components of the intended mesh
- Subject has any systemic or local ongoing infection at the time of the surgery
- Subject has a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 45 kg/m2
- Subject has life expectancy in the opinion of the investigator, of less than 3 years at the time of enrollment
- Subject is pregnant (as determined by standard site practices) or is planning to become pregnant during study duration period.
- Subject has participated or will participate in an investigational drug or device research study that would interfere with the results of this study
- Subject's participation in the study may jeopardize the safety or welfare of the subject, as determined by the investigator
- Subject is already enrolled or was previously enrolled in this study
Intraoperative Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject did not receive the MaxTack™ Motorized Fixation Device tacks to fixate the mesh
- Subject did not receive a Medtronic (including Covidien) mesh
- Inability to comply with the mesh IFU
- Subject required more than a single piece of mesh
- Subject has a surgical wound classified as Class II (clean-contaminated), Class III (contaminated) or Class IV (dirty/infected) as defined by the CDC classification
- Subject with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score of Class 4, 5, or 6
- Inability to close the hernia defect
- Subject's procedure required a multi-stage repair
- Subject's minimally invasive procedure required to convert to open
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 16 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 7 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06710795
Start Date
June 16 2025
End Date
May 7 2027
Last Update
April 16 2026
Active Locations (3)
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Cleveland Clinic - Weston Hospital
Weston, Florida, United States, 33331
2
Cleveland Clinic - Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
3
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210