Patent ID: 8915941

Claim:
A method for treating a fistula having first opening, a second opening and a fistula tract having a fistula tract wall extending therebetween, the method comprising: providing an anchored three-dimensional graft member proximate the first fistula opening and extending therefrom through the fistula tract toward the second fistula opening, the anchored three-dimensional graft member capable of receiving one or more plug bodies therealong for filling a substantial portion of the tract; and inserting one or more plug bodies through the second opening, along the anchored three-dimensional graft member and into the fistula tract, wherein the one or more plug bodies comprise rolled or folded sheet material, wherein the one or more plug bodies each include a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face, wherein the first end face and the second end face each present a plurality of exposed edges of the rolled or folded sheet material; and further wherein during said inserting, the first end face and the second end face of the one or more plug bodies are oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the fistula tract so as to face toward the fistula tract wall.