Patent ID: 7517313

Claim:
An implantable surgical article comprising: a thin, substantially flat major strip having proximal and distal ends, and a length and a width along first and second orthogonal axes; a thin, substantially flat minor strip having a length less than that of the major strip, and a pair of ends; the minor strip being bonded to the major strip along an end of the minor portion with a flowable bonding agent such that a substantial portion of the minor strip can extend along an axis that is perpendicular to both the first and second axes; the location of the bond is selected such that a portion of the major strip near its distal end and the minor strip may be sutured to a vaginal cuff of a patient; and, the distance between the proximal end of the major strip and the bond is at least sufficient to extend from the patient's sacrospinous ligament to the patient's vaginal cuff.