US Patent Issued to T.J.Smith and Nephew on Oct. 21 for "Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,056, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to T.J.Smith and Nephew Ltd. (Hull, Great Britain).

"Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy" was invented by Camilo Patrick Madriz (Bristol, Great Britain) and Hannah Bailey Weedon (Hull, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments related to a drape for use in a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). The drape comprises a cover layer, a spacer layer, and a wound contact layer. The drape further comprises a support layer and a reinforcement member. A negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) apparatus, such as a suction adapter or a wound dressing may be c...