Patent ID: 8262963

Claim:
A process for manufacturing a monofilament suture from a block copolymer comprising from about 50 to about 80 weight percent glycolide, and about 20 to about 50 weight percent trimethylene carbonate, the method comprising: a) extruding the copolymer to provide a molten monofilament; b) quenching the molten monofilament to provide a solidified monofilament; c) drawing the solidified monofilament through a first oven maintained at a temperature of about 25° C. to about 40° C. at a draw ratio of about 2:1 to about 15:1; d) drawing the monofilament through a second oven maintained at a temperature of about 30° C. to about 150° C. at a draw ratio of about 1.1:1 to about 5:1; e) drawing the monofilament through a third oven maintained at a temperature of about 125° C. to about 165° C. at a draw ratio of about 0.5:1 to about 0.8:1; and f) annealing the monofilament.