Patent ID: 7951065

Claim:
A kit for repairing a pelvic floor, the kit comprising: a support for placement in tissues of a pelvic floor, the support comprising a central portion, opposite first and second end portions, and two transition portions connecting the central portion with the first and second end portions; and a length of suture comprising a plurality of barbs periodically disposed thereon, the barbs each comprising one or more arms facing in a single direction from the suture, the length comprising first and second parallel portions of the length of suture woven into the first end portion of the support, wherein each of the first and second portions of the length comprises a plurality of barbs disposed thereon, with the arms from the barbs of the first and second portions of the length each face in substantially the same direction with respect to the support, wherein the support is configured to be secured within the patient with at least some of the arms of the plurality of barbs upon the first end portion of the support interacting with tissue of the patient proximate the support.