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Surgical implant

  • US 7,594,921 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2002
  • Issued: 09/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing support to the pelvic floor of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:

  • making an incision in the vaginal wall to expose the area of a pelvic floor prolapse selected from the group consisting of urethrocoele prolapse, cystocoele prolapse, vault prolapse, uterine prolapse, enterocoele prolapse, and rectocoele prolapse;

    forming a space in the tissues;

    inserting through the incision into the space in the tissues an implant comprising a mesh having a mass density of 20 g/m2 or less; and

    implanting the mesh in the area of the pelvic floor prolapse to provide support to the pelvic floor area.

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