Patents
US 11864980 B2: Medical system and dressing for use under compression
- Granted
- 2024-01-09
- Filed
- 2019-12-17 application 16717609
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In some illustrative examples, a bridge suitable for treating a tissue site may include a bridge sealing member and one or more bridge wicking layers. The bridge sealing member may extend along a length of the bridge, and may define an internal passageway in fluid communication between a receiving end of the bridge and a transmitting end of the bridge. The one or more bridge wicking layers may be disposed within the internal passageway of the bridge sealing member. Other apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240109.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCI Licensing, Inc. 911 patents | US company or organization | San Antonio, TX | TX:32096292969 State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Brian Locke | Bournemouth, GB | 580 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Justin Alexander Long | Lago Vista, TX | 111 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Benjamin Locke | Bournemouth, GB | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Benjamin Andrew Pratt | Poole, GB | 109 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas A. Edwards | Chilcomb, GB | 38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy Mark Robinson | Shillingstone, GB | 356 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F13/05 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M1/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY signed 2024-02-01 | SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY MAPLEWOOD, MN | 66436/225 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-08-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KCI LICENSING, INC. signed 2023-08-24 | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ST. PAUL, MN | 64730/636 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-03-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LOCKE, BENJAMIN signed 2019-01-22 LOCKE, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN signed 2019-01-23 EDWARDS, THOMAS signed 2019-01-29 LONG, JUSTIN ALEXANDER signed 2019-01-29 PRATT, BENJAMIN ANDREW signed 2019-01-29 ROBINSON, TIMOTHY MARK signed 2019-01-29 | KCI LICENSING, INC. SAN ANTONIO, TX | 52180/715 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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