ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,795, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Smith & Nephew Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Wound dressing" was invented by Bryan Greener (York, Great Britain) and Allan Freedline (Miami Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, methods, and systems disclosed within relate to a wound dressing, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, which may include a body of porous material, the body of porous material including a plurality of cuts which provide regions of flexibility within the body. Methods of manufacturing and methods of use of such wound dressings may also be disclosed herein. In addition, the wound dressing can inc...