US Patent Issued to Zipline Medical on Aug. 19 for "Closure apparatuses and methods for ulcers and irregular skin defects" (American, Israeli Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,221, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Zipline Medical Inc. (Campbell, Calif.).

"Closure apparatuses and methods for ulcers and irregular skin defects" was invented by Amir Belson (Savyon, Israel), Keiichiro Ichiryu (Campbell, Calif.), Daren Stewart (Belmont, Calif.) and Eric Storne (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, methods, and systems for treating an ulcer or skin defect are disclosed. First and second base panels of a closure device are adhered to first and second sides of the ulcer or skin defect, respectively. Lateral ties couple the first and second base panels together and provide a predetermined sep...