US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Thermal compressive surgical treatment mask" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,033, issued on Sept. 8.

"Thermal compressive surgical treatment mask" was invented by Mario A. Cerame (Bluffton, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and associated methods relate to a thermal compressive surgical treatment mask. In an illustrative example, a multi-layered mask assembly is configured to simultaneously apply heat or cold and graduated compression to a predetermined medical target area (e.g., skull cap, face, ears, jaw, chin, or neck). The multi-layered mask assembly includes a multi-layered mask including a silicone-based gel layer and an aperture configured to fit the eyes and nose. A detachable neck strap i...