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The present invention describes a new aliphatic polyoxaesters that is bioabsorbable and maybe used to produce surgical devices such as sutures, sutures with attached needles, molded devices, and the like. The invention also contemplates a process for producing these polyesters. The aliphatic plyoxaesters of the present invention have a first divalent repeating unit of formula I: [O-C(O)-C(R1)(R2)-o-(R3)-o-C(R1)-C(O)- ] I and a second repearting unit selected from the group of formulas consisting of: II [ --O-R4-]^, III [-O-R5-C(O)]r-o-)lG.XI and combination thereof.