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Pelvic floor reconstruction

  • US 6,197,036 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/1998
  • Issued: 03/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical patch comprising a piece of biocompatible material including a plurality of apertures and four corners, each corner being adapted to be attached to an anatomical structure by a surgical fastener, thereby forming a first force line extending from one of the corners to a diagonally opposite one of the corners and a second force line extending from a different one of the corners to diagonally opposite one of the corners, wherein none of the plurality of apertures intersects the first force line or the second force line.

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