ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,443, issued on June 23, was assigned to KCI Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Westmeath, Ireland).
"Contractible dressing manifold with reduced tissue in-growth" was invented by Christopher Brian Locke (San Antonio) and Timothy Mark Robinson (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some examples of a dressing for treating a tissue site can include a manifold layer comprised of foam. The manifold layer can have a first side, a second side, and a thickness between the first side and the second side. The manifold layer can include a plurality of holes extending through the thickness of the manifold layer and being positioned at least in a fi...