ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,862, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to URGO RECHERCHE INNOVATION ET DEVELOPPEMENT (Chenove, France).

"Interface dressing" was invented by Stephane Auguste (Ruffey les Echirey, France), Michel Lamoise (Bessey les Citeaux, France), Anne-Sophie Danerol (Dijon, France) and Erwann Doulin (Pluneret, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface dressing (1) comprising an elastomeric matrix (5), the elastomeric matrix (5) being provided with a plurality of through-holes (6), each through-hole (6) having a contour (C) around a central axis (A), in which at least some of the plurality of through-holes (6) are arranged so as to form at lea...