US Patent Issued to KCI Manufacturing UnLtd. on June 17 for "Customizable dressing with integrated bridge" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,895, issued on June 17, was assigned to KCI Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Westmeath, Ireland).

"Customizable dressing with integrated bridge" was invented by Christopher Brian Locke (Bournemouth, Great Britain) and James A. Luckemeyer (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure may comprise a manifold layer having a first surface configured to face the tissue site, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a thickness extending between the first surface and the second surface. The manifold layer may comprise a tissue portion and a bridge portion. The bridge portion may b...