US Patent Issued to T.J.Smith and Nephew on Jan. 27 for "Fluidic connectors for negative pressure wound therapy" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,459, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to T.J.Smith and Nephew Ltd. (Hull, Great Britain).

"Fluidic connectors for negative pressure wound therapy" was invented by Danielle Susan Johnson (Hull, Great Britain) and Hannah Bailey Weedon (Hull, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are negative pressure appliances and methods of operating the same in the treatment of wounds with negative pressure. Also disclosed are improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting a negative pressure source to a wound, having an air leak channel separated from a suction channel."

The patent was filed on June 24, 2024,...