An implantable composite medical device having a longitudinal length a
woven textile portion having yarns interlaced in a woven pattern, a
knitted textile portion having yarns interlooped in a knitted pattern.
The woven and knitted portions are securably attached to one and the
other to provide a composite woven and knitted textile surface along the
longitudinal length of the device. The woven portion may have a
permeability from about 30 to about 500 ml/min/cm.sup.2, and the knitted
portion may have a permeability from about 30 to about 15,000
ml/min/cm.sup.2. Further, a crimped woven portion with a resiliently
longitudinal stretchability from about 10 to about 100 linear percent
over its quiescent longitudinal dimension or an uncrimped woven portion
with a resiliently longitudinal stretchability of less than about 10
linear percent over its quiescent longitudinal dimension are useful. A
knitted portion with a resiliently longitudinal stretchability from about
5 to about 200 linear percent over its quiescent longitudinal dimension
is also useful.