Multilayered support pad insert for ventral and umbilical hernia binder apparatus

A ventral hernia binder apparatus, comprising:

• a binder belt having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a pouch positioned on said inner surface of said binder belt, said pouch being sized and positioned to correspond to a location of a ventral hernia;
• and
• a custom-made hernia support pad configured to be removably integrated within said pouch, the support pad having a multilayered structure comprising:
• an outer cover configured to be insertable into and removable from said pouch, the comprising:
• a front panel and a back panel, each having a perimeter;
• and
• one or more side flanges connecting the perimeter of the front panel to the perimeter of the back panel to form an enclosed structure, the enclosed structure defining an interior cavity;
• and
• a plurality of intermediate layers arranged in a stacked configuration and having a perimeter, the plurality of intermediate layers configured to be removably positioned in the interior cavity between the front and back panels;
• wherein at least two of the intermediate layers are composed of a polymeric material different from the materials of the front and back panels.