Patent ID: 8535217

Claim:
A method of supporting posterior vaginal tissue, the method comprising providing an implant comprising a tissue support portion and an extension portion extending from the tissue support portion, creating a vaginal incision, transvaginally contacting the support portion with posterior vaginal tissue, transvaginally producing a tissue path using an insertion tool at a distal end of the extension portion, the path being produced between the position of the tissue support portion and a region of the arcus tendineus, wherein the region of the arcus tendineus comprises a region from 2 centimeters above the arcus tendineus to 2 centimeters below the arcus tendineus and between the ischial spine and a distance 3 centimeters anterior to the ischial spine, wherein the insertion tool comprises a longitudinally extending shaft and a curved portion at a distal end of the shaft, the curved portion comprising a radius of curvature in the range of from 0.5 to 1.5 centimeters, and transvaginally extending the extension portion through the tissue path.