Patent ID: 8329205

Claim:
A bioabsorbable composition comprising: 1) a blend of component A and B; 2) a salt of a fatty acid; and one or more medico-surgically useful substances; wherein component A comprises the reaction product of a bioabsorbable copolymer obtained by polymerizing a major amount of epsilon-caprolactone and a minor amount of at least one other copolymerizable monomer and component B comprises a member selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of glycolide, homopolymers of lactide, and copolymers of lactide and a member selected from the group consisting of poly(p-dioxanone), poly(alkylene oxalate), copolymers of vinyl acetates, water soluble or dispersible cellulose derivatives, hydroxymethyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose, natural gums, ethylene oxide polymers, polyacrylamide, collagen, gelatin, polyamino acids, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, absorbable conjugated unsaturated triglycerides, and mixtures thereof.