Patent ID: 7759431

Claim:
A method comprising: contacting tissue with a bioabsorbable compound of the formula: wherein n is from 2 to 6 and the R groups are the same or different at each occurrence and are each individually selected from the group consisting of —H, C 1 to C 8 alkylene groups, 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 derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid, lactide, 1,4-dioxane-2-one, 1,3-dioxane-2-one and ε-caprolactone, and n is from 1 to about 20, with the proviso that at least two of the R groups are polyalkylene oxide groups substituted with at least one isocyanate group having the formula: -[A] n -NCO; and joining the tissue with other tissue to close a wound.