ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,287, issued on May 19, was assigned to KCI Manufacturing UnLtd. Co. (Westmeath, Ireland).
"Tissue interface for negative pressure and instillation therapy" was invented by Justin Rice (Denver) and Shannon C. Ingram (Bulverde, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dressings, systems, and methods for treating a tissue site are described. The dressing includes a contact layer having a first side and a second side. The first side of the contact layer configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site. The contact layer has a plurality of holes extending through the contact layer from the first side to the second side. The dressing inc...