ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,063, issued on May 27.
"Single use, topical, hydrophilic article with a hemostatic foam" was invented by David Lang (Venore, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hemostatic surface application device having a region of hemostatic foam for contact with a patient's skin where a wound exists or is created, the device includes: a release layer, the release layer in contact with a hemostatic flexible foam section, and a structural foam layer having a front side and a back side surrounding the hemostatic flexible foam layer, forming a generally central hemostatic surface exposed through the front side of the surrounding structural foam l...