ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,597, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to InMEDBio LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Absorbent, breathable and pathogen blocking/killing wound care dressing and fabrication thereof" was invented by Ashwinraj Karthikeyan (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Annamalai Karthikeyan (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a multi-layer wound site dressing specifically designed to treat chronic wounds and simultaneously block external pathogens from infecting the wound site from the environment. The said wound dressing comprises five layers; each layer performs a specific functionality in healing and protecting the wound site. The said la...