Patent ID: 6468253
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A method for irrigating a wound, said method comprising the following steps:(a) providing a sterile wound-irrigation solution in a compressible or pressurized reservoir housing having a discharge means comprising a plurality of ports therethrough wherein said each port forms a nozzle for directing a pressurized stream of said solution, and wherein the shape and configuration of said ports, results in a dispersed stream of said solution; (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 nozzles, 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 and wherein the area from which said stream emanates, or the area which it contacts, is larger than that which can be achieved using a syringe thereby effectively irrigating said wound.