Patent ID: 7842261

Claim:
A process for preparing resorbable polyesters by bulk polymerization, comprising: melting and homogenizing reaction components in a reactor to form a reaction mixture; transferring the reaction mixture into a polymerization reactor, the polymerization reactor comprising: a plurality of reactor walls including at least two fittings configured to releasably connect adjacent reactor walls of the plurality of reactor walls, and a plurality of connected lumens formed by the connected adjacent walls, wherein a shortest distance of any point within a single lumen of the plurality of connected lumens to an adjacent reactor wall is less than 8 cm; polymerizing the reaction mixture at a temperature between about 50° C. and 230° C. to form a resorbable polyester; and removing the resorbable polyester from the polymerization reactor by disconnecting the at least two fittings of the plurality of reactor walls to expose the resorbable polyester lengthwise.