US Patent Issued to Smith & Nephew on Sept. 29 for "Electrostatic discharge protection for sensors in wound therapy" (British, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,951, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Smith & Nephew PLC (Watford, Great Britain).

"Electrostatic discharge protection for sensors in wound therapy" was invented by Ben Alan Askem (Leeds, Great Britain), Fernando Bettani (Milan), Alberto Fasan (Milan), Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt (Beverely, Great Britain), Felix Clarence Quintanar (Hull, Great Britain) and Daniel Lee Steward (Hull, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for use in monitoring or treating a wound is disclosed. The apparatus can include a wound dressing, a circuit board, and a sensor. The wound dressing can be positioned over a wound of a pa...