US Patent Issued to BRIGHTWAKE on June 30 for "Wound dressing" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,495, issued on June 30, was assigned to BRIGHTWAKE Ltd. (Nottinghamshire, Great Britain).

"Wound dressing" was invented by Stephen Cotton (Nottinghamshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wound dressings displaying improved adhesion and breathability and methods for their manufacture, the wound dressing comprising a backing layer, a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive and a perforated layer of silicone gel, wherein the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive is disposed between the substrate and the perforated layer of silicone gel, and wherein the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive is moisture-permeable."

The patent wa...