Dressing and apparatus for cleansing the wounds
US8105295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/962
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dressing (2) and an apparatus (1) comprising the dressing, for cleansing the wounds (5) in which an irrigant fluid from a reservoir (12) connected to a conformable would dressing and would exudate from the dressing are moved by a device (18) (which may be a single pump or two pumps) for moving fluid through a flow Path (6, 7, 9, 10) which passes through the dressing with a means for providing simultaneous aspiration and irrigation of the wound, to provide a desired balance of fluid at a controlled nominal flow rate that removes materials deleterious to wound healing, while distributing materials that are beneficial in promoting would healing over the would bed.
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