ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,988, issued on Sept. 23.

"Medical device, method of using and making the same" was invented by Norman C. Furbush (Elm City, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed towards a device, method of using and making the same and more particularly to a sterile, biocompatible, fiber free, foam device configured to be used in various different uses, e.g., medical uses, make-up removal uses, and other uses."

The patent was filed on Oct. 5, 2020, under Application No. 17/063,484.

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