US Patent Issued to Solventum Intellectual Properties on Jan. 13 for "Absorbent dressing with remote measurement of dressing moisture" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,279, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Solventum Intellectual Properties Co. (Maplewood, Minn.).

"Absorbent dressing with remote measurement of dressing moisture" was invented by Christopher Brian Locke (Bournemouth, Great Britain) and Justin Alexander Long (Lago Vista, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system or apparatus including a dressing, a dressing interface, and a humidity sensor may be suitable for use with systems and methods for treating a tissue site. Embodiments of the apparatus are provided for treating a tissue site with reduced pressure provided by a source of reduced pressure. The dressing may include a base la...