ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,335, issued on Sept. 9.

"Apparatus and method for treatment of wounds and skin medical conditions at a predetermined skin area" was invented by Pavel V. Efremkin (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for treatment of wounds consists of a treatment housing, a fluid delivery mechanism for supplying debridement fluids to the wound treatment area, an evacuation mechanism for evacuation of debris from the treatment chamber. A handheld device is connected to the treatment housing, wherein its interior accommodates a laser source, a scanning device, an image recording device and at least one sensor/detector, a contro...