Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds
US8535296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/96
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for cleansing wounds in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing. The cleansing means (which may be a single-phase, e.g. microfiltration, system or a two-phase, e.g. dialytic system) removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus.
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