Patent ID: 7473417

Claim:
An inherently radiopaque, biocompatible, bioresorbable polymer, wherein said polymer comprises one or more recurring units of the Formula (I): wherein: X 1 and X 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of Br and I; y1 and y2 are each independently zero or an integer in the range of 1 to 4, with the proviso that the sum of y1 and y2 is at least 1; R 1 is R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —CH═CH—, —(CH 2 ) c —, —(CHJ 1 )—, —CHJ 2 —CHJ 3 —,—CH═CH—(CHJ 1 )—, and (CH 2 ) c —(CHJ 1 )—; c is zero or an integer in the range of 1 to 8; J 1 , J 2 , and J 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, Br, I, —NH—Q 2 and —C(═Z 8 )—OQ 3 ; Q 1 , Q 2 and Q 3 are each independently H or a non-crystallizable group comprising from about 1 to about 30 carbons; Z 7 and Z 8 are each independetly O or S; A 1 is selected from the group consisting of R 5 is selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 30 alkyl, and C 1 -C 30 heteroalkyl.