Patent ID: 8137603

Claim:
A method for making a bioabsorbable polymeric implant comprising the steps of: blending a polymer composition comprising a crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer composition, wherein the crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer composition comprises at least about 70% (w/w) of a base polymer comprising a poly (L-lactide) moiety and/or poly (D-lactide) moiety, and/or poly L-lactide-co-PEG moiety, and/or poly D-lactide-co-PEG moiety, linked with a modifying copolymer thereof comprising poly (L-lactide-co-Tri-methylenecarbonate) and/or poly (D-lactide-co-Tri-methylene-carbonate) and/or poly (L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) and/or poly (D-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) in the form of block copolymers or as blocky random copolymers; and molding or extruding said polymer composition to produce a structurally tube configured implant wherein said polymer composition is crystallized.