A process for molding surgical clips having improved in vivo performance characteristics from polymers of p-dioxanone. The polymers are heated to a temperature above their melt temperature and the molten polymer injected into a mold maintained at a temperature of 35.degree. C. or less....http://www.google.com.au/patents/US4490326?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4490326 - Molding process for polydioxanone polymers