Patent ID: 7662125
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for irrigating a wound, said method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a sterile wound-irrigation solution in a wound irrigation device comprising a reservoir housing, wherein said wound irrigation device comprises a discharge means that directs a pressurized stream of said wound irrigation solution when said reservoir housing is pressurized, wherein said reservoir housing is made of a resilient compressible material and wherein said discharge means comprises a plurality of ports through which said sterile wound irrigation solution passes when the reservoir housing is compressed, and wherein said wound irrigation solution is sterile water with an active agent that consists of a chlorhexidine, at a concentration of less than 1%; (b) directing the discharge means and reservoir housing so as to discharge the wound-irrigation solution toward said wound; and (c) discharging said wound-irrigation solution from said reservoir housing and through said ports to produce a dispersed stream of said wound irrigation solution directed at said wound, wherein said dispersed stream is applied with sufficient force to dislodge contaminants, thereby effectively irrigating said wound.