US Patent Issued on Oct. 21 for "Apparatus for cutting a material and a method for cutting a negative pressure wound therapy dressing" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,063, issued on Oct. 21.

"Apparatus for cutting a material and a method for cutting a negative pressure wound therapy dressing" was invented by John Baeke (Boerne, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and device for accurately, rapidly and consistently cutting an opening in drape material for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) uses a cutting device that includes a cutting member that can extend from a bottom surface of the cutting device. A cover may fit over the bottom to protect the cutting member. The cutting member may be positioned to define a cut-out shape having dimensions designed for use with a NPWT system. An ad...