ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,736, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Forge Medical Inc. (Morrisville, N.C.).

"Adhesive pad and hemostasis system" was invented by Timothy W. I. Clark (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adhesive pad for use with a hemostasis device comprising a footplate having a top surface and a receiving device positioned on the footplate, the adhesive pad comprising: (1) a flexible backing layer having a bottom surface, a central portion having an opening, a first side portion, and a second side portion; (2) an adhesive layer applied to the bottom surface of the backing layer; and (3) a release layer removably secured to the adhesi...