US Patent Issued to Smith & Nephew on Jan. 20 for "Wound therapy system with related methods therefor" (Illinois, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,903, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Smith & Nephew Inc. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Wound therapy system with related methods therefor" was invented by Kenneth M. Breitweiser (Brighton, Ill.), Michael C. Dorsey (Edwardsville, Ill.), Michael D. Hudspeth (Arnold, Mo.) and Ricky A. Sisk (Washington, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable system for subatmospheric pressure therapy in connection with healing a surgical wound, including a wound dressing dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed of a subject and a subatmospheric pressure mechanism dimensioned to be carried or worn by the subject. The subatmospheric pressure mech...