#$%^&*AU2011200282B220140508.pdf#####HERNIA REPAIR SYSTEM Abstract A hernia repair system (100) includes a surgical mesh (102), one or more electrosurgical instruments (106), and one or more return electrodes. The one or more s electrosurgical instruments (106) are configured to position the surgical mesh adjacent tissue in an underlying tissue site. The one or more electrodes are positionable adjacent the tissue and externally relative to the underlying tissue site. The one or more electrosurgical instruments and the one or more return electrodes (104) are configured to selectively apply an effective amount of pressure and electrosurgical energy to the 1o surgical mesh such that upon the application of electrosurgical energy and pressure, the surgical mesh seals to one side of the tissue (T) at the underlying tissue site.1/5 20 2 3 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR FIG. 1A 20 ELECTROSURGICAL 288 0 10 1 FIG. 1B <；20 24 228 30 CONTROLLER POWER RF OUTPUT SUPPLY STAGE __ 3 253 MICROPROCESSOR 26 2 FIG. 2
