Patent ID: 7699830
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A61F,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and/or cleansing wounds, comprising: a fluid flow path, comprising: a fluid recirculation tube for directing cleansed fluid from the means for fluid cleansing back into the inlet pipe so that nutrients, molecules, factors, and/or other components from the wound exudate that aid in proliferation or that are favorable to the wound healing process are returned to the wound; a device for moving fluid through at least the wound dressing and means for fluid cleansing; and a means for bleeding the fluid flow path to bleed fluid from the recirculation tube; the apparatus being configured such that fluid can be supplied to fill the fluid flow path from the fluid reservoir and such that at least a portion of the fluid flowing through the outlet pipe can be recirculated via the fluid recirculation tube through the fluid flow path.