Patent ID: 6635035
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A61H,A61M

Abstract:
A method of treating a body portion wound on a patient comprising the steps of:arranging a flexible envelope about the wound site of the patient being treated, said envelope having at least one primary opening to permit entry of said body portion; introducing a manipulable, fluid dispersing gun through a second opening in said envelope; supplying a pressurized fluid to said gun from a fluid transfer pump; regulating said fluid dispersed in said envelope onto said wound site by a control apparatus selected from the group comprised of a temperature control, a pressure control, a spray control, a stream control, a pulsation control, a medicament control, or a suction control; maintaining said envelope on the patient's wound site in an expanded configuration; and collecting and filtering said fluid sprayed into said envelope to permit said wound site tissue to be sampled.