US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on June 23 for "Wound closure system having microcannulaic pathways" (New Jersey, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,273, issued on June 23, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Wound closure system having microcannulaic pathways" was invented by Julian A. Quintero (Flemington, N.J.), Leo B. Kriksunov (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Robert J. Tannhauser (Bridgewater, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a cannula that can establish fluid communication with a suction source, and a wound closure path dimensioned to cover a wound in skin. The wound closure patch can receive a topical adhesive to adhere to the skin and form a microbial barrier over the wound. The wound closure patch defines a channel. The wound closure ...