ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,440, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Smith & Nephew PLC (Watford, Great Britain).
"Wound dressing and method of treatment" was invented by Sarah Jenny Collinson (Hull, Great Britain), Nicholas Charlton Fry (York, Great Britain), Philip Gowans (Doncaster, Great Britain), Edward Yerbury Hartwell (Hull, Great Britain) and Marcus Damian Phillips (Wakefield, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to negative pressure treatment systems and wound dressing systems, apparatuses, and methods that may be used for the treatment of wounds. In particular, some embodiments are directed to improved ...