A hernia repair system is disclosed. It comprises a deployment device adapted to deploy a hernia repair patch within a body of a patient. The deployment device has a reduced configuration for delivering the hernia repair patch to a placement site within the patient and an expanded configuration for deploying the hernia repair patch. The system also comprises a fixating component extending from the deployment device and having an unretracted configuration adapted for at least one of attaching or detaching the hernia repair patch to the deployment device and a retracted configuration adapted to attach the hernia repair patch to the deployment device, the fixating component including a sharp end adapted for insertion through the hernia repair patch.
