Patent ID: 8388584

Claim:
A method comprising performing topical negative pressure wound care while simultaneously infusing a therapeutic fluid into the wound, the method further comprising: a. providing one or more drainage catheters and one or more hollow fiber catheters; b. positioning the one or more drainage catheters and one or more hollow fiber catheters proximate a wound bed and in desired positions relative to each other, the one or more hollow fiber catheters being embedded in tissue underlying the wound, in a manner sufficient to permit the hollow fibers to deliver therapeutic fluid to the wound bed using positive fluid pressure; c. connecting the drainage catheter(s) to a vacuum pump and activating the vacuum pump to draw a vacuum from the drainage catheter(s); d. connecting the hollow fiber catheter(s) to an infusion pump which is connected to and in fluid communication with the therapeutic fluid and activating the infusion pump to apply positive fluid pressure to the hollow fiber catheter(s), thus delivering the therapeutic fluid through the hollow fiber catheter(s).