Patent ID: 8562633

Claim:
A medical device consisting essentially of: a resilient bioabsorbable support member comprising a first portion and a second portion and further comprising a block copolymer of polyglycolic acid and trimethylene carbonate; and an implantable non-bioabsorbable device attached to said resilient bioabsorbable support member wherein said resilient bioabsorbable support member causes the implantable non-bioabsorbable device to change from a compacted form to a substantially planar configuration and assists in placement of said non-bioabsorbable implantable device during implantation procedures without requisite for an extrinsically applied force and wherein said implantable non-bioabsorbable device comprises a porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene material and wherein said first portion has a bioabsorption rate that is different from the second portion.