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1. A mesh implant for providing support to a prolapsed area of a patient's vagina, the mesh implant comprising a single mesh layer that is formed of strands and the strands are formed by monofilaments and the monofilaments are arranged to include pores that are formed between the monofilaments, where the mesh layer is planar and is configured for supporting at least one of the posterior wall and the anterior wall of the vagina to treat a prolapse selected from the group consisting of: urethrocoele prolapse, cystocoele prolapse, vault prolapse, uterine prolapse, enterocoele prolapse, and rectocoele prolapse, wherein the mesh layer includes a plurality of circumferential strands that extend around a perimeter of the mesh layer, wherein the plurality of circumferential strands are concentrically arranged at different radial locations, and the mesh layer has a shape that is symmetrical about a longitudinal axis of the mesh layer, and the shape forms:
a narrowed region; and a base region, the base region defining:
a lower edge that is substantially straight and orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of symmetry,a first side edge that is substantially orthogonal to the lower edge and that includes a first portion that is substantially straight and located adjacent the lower edge and a second portion that curves inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of symmetry, anda second side edge opposite the first side edge that is substantially symmetrical to the first side edge. |
