Patent ID: 8506582

Claim:
A surgical assembly comprising: a substantially flat template having first and second opposed sides, and having a first set and a second set of a plurality of graduated markings extending respectively in first and second directions at first and second different locations on said first side; and a substantially flat, flexible, surgical implant removably secured to the template and having first and second substantially flat opposed sides, the implant further being adapted for implantation within a patient to treat a pelvic floor defect, urinary incontinence or fecal incontinence, and including a central body portion and at least first and second substantially straight, trimable extension portions extending outwardly therefrom and each having a width less than a width of the central body portion and a length, wherein the surgical implant is removably coupled to the template so that the first side of the template is substantially adjacent to the first side of the surgical implant, wherein the template is sufficiently rigid so as to remain substantially flat when held by a user, and is adapted to be uncoupled from the surgical implant prior to surgical implantation, and wherein when so removably coupled, the first and second sets of graduated markings are substantially aligned along and measure the length of the first and second trimable extension portions respectively.