Patent ID: 8636641

Claim:
A method for stabilizing a patient's pelvic floor, comprising making a first incision on a left or right side of a patient's pelvic area, making a second incision on a left or right side of a patient's pelvic area, inserting a first shaft into the first incision and advancing the first shaft through body tissue of the patient toward the patient's vaginal wall, penetrating the vaginal wall with the first shaft subsequent to advancing the first shaft through the body tissue, inserting a second shaft into the second incision and advancing the second shaft through body tissue of the patient toward the patient's vaginal wall, associating the first shaft with a pelvic support sling, associating the second shaft with the pelvic support sling, positioning the pelvic support sling within the patient's pelvic floor, and anchoring the pelvic support sling in fascia located in the patient's pelvic area.