Patent ID: 8846845

Claim:
An absorbable polymer comprising the polymerization or copolymerization product of at least one monomer compound selected from the group consisting of: wherein each X represents a member independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH 2 COO— (glycolic acid moiety), —CH(CH 3 )COO— (lactic acid moiety), —CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 COO— (dioxanone moiety), —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 COO— (caprolactone moiety), —(CH 2 ) y COO— where y is one of the numbers 2,3,4 or 6-24 inclusive, and —(CH 2 CH 2 O) z′ CH 2 COO— where z′ is an integer between 2 and 24, inclusive; each Y represents a member independently selected from the group consisting of: —COCH 2 O— (glycolic ester moiety), —COCH(CH 3 )O— (lactic ester moiety), —COCH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 O— (dioxanone ester moiety), —COCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O— (caprolactone ester moiety), —CO(CH 2 ) m O— where m is an integer between 2-4 and 6-24 inclusive, —COCH 2 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) n — where n is an integer between 2 and 24, inclusive; R′ is hydrogen, benzyl, or straight-chained or branched alkyl; p is an integer between 1 and 4, inclusive; and Rn represents one or more members selected from the group consisting of H, alkoxy, benzyloxy, aldehyde, halogen, carboxylic acid and nitro, which group is attached directly to an aromatic ring or attached through an aliphatic chain, wherein the absorbable polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyester amides, polyester urethanes and polyamides.