ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,272, issued on Feb. 10.
"Wound closure treatment system" was invented by Locke White II (Blacksburg, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wound closure treatment system includes a dressing member having an at least partially hard or rigid body, the body having a base portion and one or more wings extending upwardly from the base portion. The base portion has a top surface and a bottom surface. The dressing member is positionable atop a wound to be closed in a pressure application configuration where the bottom surface is adapted to apply pressure to the wound to help stop bleeding of the wound. The dressing member is also positionabl...