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PCT No. PCT/JP92/00749 Sec. 371 Date May 27, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date May 27, 1993 PCT Filed Jun. 11, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/05824 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 1993.According to the present invention, there is provided a highly biodegradable flexible member adapted for medical use which is capable of undergoing degradation in a relatively short period of time in natural environment by burying in soil or abandoning in sea after its sterilization so that no environmental pollution would be caused by its disposal, and which additionally has excellent workability, cost performance, compatibility to ecosystem, as well as biocompatibility. At least a portion of the flexible medical member is fabricated from a material containing a resin composition comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate, a copolymer thereof, or a mixture thereof as its main component, and 0.01 to 60% by weight of a lipid compound.
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