Freedom Inguinal Hernia Repair System Study

Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to undergo routine inguinal hernia repair * Competent to give consent * Clinically relevant inguinal hernia (classification: NYHUS I, II, IIIa) * Defect size at operation is between 5mm and 35mm * Diagnosed with unilateral, direct, indirect or mixed inguinal hernia * Primary hernia at the operative site * Male or female * Life expectancy of at least 12 months * At least 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Signs of obvious local or systemic infection * Any previous surgery on the hernia operative site * Hernia is not in the inguinal area * Hernia is not identified as indirect or direct * Femoral hernias * Known collagen disorder * Presenting with unstable angina or NYHA class of IV * Known Pregnancy * Active drug user * Recurrence of a repair by any method * Patients with giant inguinoscrotal hernia or abdominal wall defect \>35 mm in diameter - e.g. large direct or combined inguinal hernia type Nyhus IIIb / EHS P L/M 1/2/3 * Immunosuppression, prednisone\>15 mg/day, active chemotherapy * End stage renal disease * Abdominal ascites * Skin infection in area of surgical field * BMI \>35 * Peritoneum cannot be closed