Patent ID: 7635738

Claim:
A method comprising: contacting tissue with a bioabsorbable compound of the formula: R′ 4-n —C—(R) n wherein the R′ groups can be the same or different at each occurrence and are each individually selected from the group consisting of —H and C 1 to C 8 alkylene groups, n is a number of from 2 to 4, and the R groups can be the same or different at each occurrence and are each individually selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene oxide groups and polyalkylene oxide groups substituted with at least one isocyanate group having the formula: -[A] n -NCO wherein A is a bioabsorbable group and n is from 1 to about 20, with the proviso tat at least two of the R groups are polyalkylene oxide groups substituted with at least one isocyanate group; and joining the tissue with other tissue to close a wound.