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1. A method of treating pelvic conditions, comprising:
making an incision in a vaginal wall of a patient; inserting a graft into a body of the patient through the incision, the graft having a central portion, the graft including a first wing, a second wing, and a third wing, the first wing extending from the central portion at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the central portion, and a bullet needle connected to the first wing, the first wing extending from the central portion between an upper edge of the graft and a lower edge of the graft, the first wing being formed of a mesh material, the graft includes a thread formed from polyglycolic acid and being disposed between the bullet needle and the first wing, the first wing being disposed between the second wing and the third wing, the first wing having a length that is greater than a length of the second wing; pushing the first wing and the bullet needle through an arcus tendineus of the patient using a graft placement device such that the first wing enters the arcus tendineus at a first location and exits the arcus tendineus at a second location; catching, after the pushing, the bullet needle using the graft placement device; and positioning the graft within the body of the patient such that a first portion of the central portion is disposed adjacent an anterior wall of a vagina of the patient. |