Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. Subject is between 18 and 80 years of age.
• 2. Subject is a candidate for an elective primary (non-recurrent) ventral hernia repair.
• 3. Ventral hernia repair that will require mesh placement

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1. Subject is contraindicated for general anesthesia or surgery.
• 2. Subject with a ventral hernia that will require retromuscular mesh placement or employ a technique, including (but not limited to) external oblique release, Rives- Stoppa, eTEP Rives-Stoppa, transversus abdominis release, other component separation techniques (i.e. anterior component separation) or eTEP transversus abdominis release.
• 3. Subject has a recurrent hernia.
• 4. Subject who will have an emergent hernia repair.
• 5. Subject with a history of chronic pain and/or taking daily pain medications for \>6 weeks.
• 6. Subject with a history of substance abuse (excluding marijuana) and/or current (within 30 days) narcotic use.
• 7. Current marijuana use that the subject is unwilling to discontinue within the 14 days prior to surgery.
• 8. Subject with a history of MRSA infection.
• 9. Subject with HbA1c level \> 8.5%.
• 10. Use of Exparel during the surgical procedure.
• 11. Subject who will undergo a concomitant hernia repair or any other concomitant procedure.
• 12. Current nicotine use (including vaping) within the past 30 days.
• 13. Subject has a known bleeding or clotting disorder.
• 14. Pregnant or suspected pregnancy.
• 15. Subject is mentally handicapped or has a psychological disorder or severe systemic illness that would preclude compliance with study requirements or ability to provide informed consent.
• 16. Subject belonging to other vulnerable population, e.g, prisoner or ward of the state.
• 17. Subject is currently participating in another interventional or investigational research study.