US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION on Feb. 10 for "Protectors of reconstructed nipples in human post-mastectomy breast reconstruction" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,277, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Protectors of reconstructed nipples in human post-mastectomy breast reconstruction" was invented by John D. Murray (Gainesville, Fla.) and Sheri Shelley (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are devices and methods for protecting reconstructed nipples, typically post-surgery. The nipple protector may include a circular base portion and an annular ridge concentrically disposed to define a central aperture. The nipple protector In may further include an adhesive layer disposed on a bottom surface of ...