Patent ID: 8211005

Claim:
A method for repair of vaginal vault prolapse in a patient, said method comprising the steps of: making a midline incision in an apex of a vagina; establishing a first pathway in tissue on a first side of said prolapsed organ, by: making a first incision lateral and posterior to the rectum in a skin of a buttocks, and passing a needle from said first incision toward said midline incision, by: palpating a tip of said needle distal and inferior to an ischial spine, and passing said needle through coccygeous muscle; establishing a second pathway in tissue on a contralateral side of said prolapsed organ, by: making a second incision lateral and posterior to the rectum in a skin of a buttocks on the contralateral side respective to said first incision, and passing a needle from said second incision toward said medial incision, by: palpating a tip of said needle distal and inferior to an ischial spine, and passing said needle through coccygeous muscle; positioning a support member in a position to reposition said vaginal vault in said vaginal vault's anatomically correct location, said supporting member comprising a support portion having a first and second end, and two end portions, said end portions respectively attached to said first end and said second end; introducing said end portions through said first and second pathways, respectively; and adjusting said end portions so that said support member is in a therapeutic relationship to a tissue of said vaginal vault.