US Patent Issued to KCI Manufacturing UnLtd. on Sept. 23 for "Low profile off-loading fluid and pressure conduit" (American, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,007, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to KCI Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Westmeath, Ireland).

"Low profile off-loading fluid and pressure conduit" was invented by Justin Rice (Denver), James K. Seddon (Wimborne, Great Britain), Benjamin A. Pratt (San Antonio), Andrew Neylon (San Antonio), John Kennedy (San Antonio) and Victor Clarke (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for managing fluid from a tissue site may include a first layer and a second layer. The first layer may comprise a first end, a second end, a first surface, a thickness between the first surface and the second surface, a first fluid pathway disposed ...