ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,923, issued on June 16, was assigned to Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd. (Winsford, Great Britain).

"Antimicrobial fibres" was invented by Colin Raymond Bradford (Keighley, Great Britain), Michael David Perkins (Macclesfield, Great Britain), Benjamin Alexander Harrison (Sandbach, Great Britain), Wayne Lee Bonnefin (Chester, Great Britain) and Ander Bugedo Albizuri (Chester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a method of manufacturing carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) fibres containing an antimicrobial, the fibres being suitable for use in the preparation of wound dressings, wherein the antimicrobial is selected from...