Patent ID: 8517914

Claim:
A pelvic implant for supporting levator tissue, the implant comprising a tissue support portion bounded by: an anterior side extendable from an anterior region of the pelvic region to a region of medial levator tissue, the anterior region selected from a region of the obturator foramen, a region of the arcus tendineus, and a region of puborectalis muscle, a posterior side extendable from a posterior region of the pelvic region to a region of medial levator tissue, the posterior region selected from a region of the ischial spine, an ischial tuberosity, a sacrospinous ligament, a sacrotuberous ligament, and a sacrum, a grommet at a corner of the implant, at least one lateral end extendable from the anterior region to the posterior region, and fixation means comprising an anchoring element and mesh, the fixation means being passable through the grommet when the tissue support portion is located at a region of levator tissue, wherein the tissue support portion comprises first and second opposing shaped portions, each shaped portion comprising: a portion of the anterior side of the tissue support portion; a portion of the posterior side of the tissue support portion, and the at least one lateral end of the tissue support portion: and wherein the first and second shaped portions are connected at a medial portion, the implant has a length in the range from 14 to 18 centimeters, the medial portion has a dimension in the range from about 2 to 3 centimeters, and the at least one lateral end has a length in the range from about 6 to 10 centimeters.