US Patent Issued to Systagenix Wound Management on May 12 for "Wound dressing compositions and uses thereof" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,996, issued on May 12, was assigned to Systagenix Wound Management Ltd. (West Sussex, Great Britain).

"Wound dressing compositions and uses thereof" was invented by Alexander Waite (Cowling, Great Britain) and Carrina Ward (Gargrave, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to wound dressing compositions that detect nitric oxide production in a wound upon application. The wound dressing composition comprises a first layer comprising an absorbent layer, a second layer comprising a reaction pad, a third layer comprising a transparent backing film, and optionally a fourth layer comprising a wi...