ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,227, issued on Oct. 21.
"Single use, topical, hydrophilic article with a hemostatic foam" was invented by David Lang (Vonore, 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 ...