US Patent Issued on Sept. 23 for "Preoperative method and system for minimizing wound complications" (Louisiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,612, issued on Sept. 23.

"Preoperative method and system for minimizing wound complications" was invented by John T. Lindsey (New Orleans) and Chris Spring (New Orleans).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for preoperatively predicting wound complications and recommending tension reducing procedures is disclosed. The system includes (i) ultrasound imaging technology operable to take an ultrasound of a portion of subcutaneous tissue on a patient, (ii) image processing and filtering technology operable to focus on a portion of the tissue and filter out the overlying dermis, underlying muscle, and muscle fascia, and (iii)...