US Patent Issued to Solventum Intellectual Properties on Sept. 8 for "Super-absorbent advanced wound dressing with dressing full indication" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,042, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Solventum Intellectual Properties Co. (Maplewood, Minn.).

"Super-absorbent advanced wound dressing with dressing full indication" was invented by Christopher Brian Locke (Bournemouth, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wound dressing includes a hydrophilic foam layer, a drape layer, superabsorbent projections, and printed indicators. The hydrophilic foam layer is configured to engage a wound bed and has a first side and a second side, the second side configured to face the wound bed. The drape layer has a first side and a second side, the second side configured to face the first sid...