ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,068, issued on Sept. 30.

"Wound and bandage protection system and method" was invented by Jennifer DiGrazia (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wound/bandage protector configured as a wrap, a sock/mitten, or a bandage may be made out of stretchable material. The wrap may have one or more fastening straps as well as possibly a first catch fastening surface. The sock/mitten may have a fastening strap and a sheath. The wrap, the sock/mitten, and the bandages may have apertures and aperture covers. In addition, the wound/bandage protectors as well as the bandages may have diamond or triangular gauze configurations with the ...