the present invention describes an aliphatic polyoxaamide polymer and blends thereof that may be used to produce surgical devices such as sutures , sutures with attached needles , molded devices , and the like . the aliphatic polyoxaamide of the present invention have a first divalent repeating unit of formula i : -- c -- o ---- o -- c -- c -- ] i and a second repeating unit selected from the group of formulas consisting of : . sub . t , i --]. sub . b , and ii ]. sub . p -- o --). sub . l g xi and combinations thereof , wherein x and y are selected from the group consisting of -- o -- and -- n --, provided both x and y are not both -- o -- and may be blended with a second polymer that is preferably biocompatable .