Method of supporting pelvic organs

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8708886
APP PUB NO 20110190571A1
SERIAL NO

12699882

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A method of supporting pelvic organs in a patient includes forming a tissue incision providing access to the pelvic organs in the patient; inserting a knit material into the tissue incision; and supporting at least one of the pelvic organs in the patient with the knit material. The knit material has a filament knitted into a chain of loops that are coupled together by having each loop suspended by a neighboring loop, and at least one loop in the chain of loops having the filament tied around the one loop to form a closed loop.

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COLOPLAST A/S3050 HUMLEBAEK

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  • 2010 Application Filing Year
  • A61F Class
  • 3500 Applications Filed
  • 2720 Patents Issued To-Date
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Deegan, Christopher North St. Paul, US 17 98

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