Patent ID: 8734471

Claim:
A method of implanting a fabric into a body to repair a pelvic floor, the method comprising: preventing wrinkle formation in the fabric with a bio-absorbable support, the fabric provided as a bio-inert fabric having opposing major first and second surfaces and the bio-absorbable support provided as a unitary film frame that is attached to a periphery of one of the opposing major first and second surfaces of the bio-inert fabric with a through-clip that extends from the first opposing major surfaces to the second opposing major surface; the through-clip including a body inserted through the bio-inert fabric and a widened end portion configured to retain the bio-inert fabric; outwardly exposing the first and second surfaces of the bio-inert fabric prior to and after implantation to encourage tissue ingrowth; tensioning the bio-inert fabric with the unitary film frame and removing wrinkles from the bio-inert fabric; supporting the pelvic floor of the body with the bio-inert fabric and preventing pelvic organ prolapse relative to the pelvic floor.