ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,295, issued on March 18, was assigned to KCI Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Westmeath, Ireland).

"Dressing with spacer fabric to promote medial tension" was invented by Shervin Jahanian (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dressing may include a manifold and a spacer fabric. The manifold may have a first side configured to face the tissue site, a second side opposite the first side, a thickness between the first side and the second side, a first portion, and a second portion. The spacer fabric may extend between the first portion and the second portion and may comprise a first layer coupled to the first portion, a second layer c...