US Patent Issued to KCI Manufactuting UnLtd. on Aug. 11 for "Wound therapy system with in-line orifice" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,747, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to KCI Manufactuting UnLtd. Co. (Westmeath, Ireland).

"Wound therapy system with in-line orifice" was invented by Edward Lee (San Antonio), Christopher Brian Locke (Bournemouth, Great Britain), Jordan Traxler (San Antonio), Elizabeth Trimble (San Antonio), Shannon C. Ingram (Bulverde, Texas) and Jessica Snow (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wound therapy system includes a dressing sealable over a wound, a conduit comprising a first inner diameter, coupled to the dressing, and fluidly communicable with the wound space, and a canister fluidly communicable with the conduit. A therapy uni...