Patent ID: 7465291

Claim:
A system for the delivery of a fluid to a wound site of a patient, comprising: a fluid pump; a length of tubing securable to said pump; a catheter secured to said length of tubing, said catheter comprising an elongated tube having a uniform, non-expandable diameter and a closed distal end, a distal end portion of said elongated tube defining an infusion section, said infusion section comprising a plurality of fluid exit holes along a length of said elongated tube and a fluid permeable porous member enclosed within said elongate tube and extending along said infusion section, said porous member comprising a material that becomes saturated with a fluid introduced into said catheter, wherein said porous member is secured to said tube by a ring-shaped bond that includes a portion extending into and closing at least one of said plurality of exit holes, and wherein said ring-shaped adhesive bond substantially fills an annular space between said tube and said porous member such that a fluid introduced into a proximal end of said tube will flow through said member prior to being dispensed from said catheter by flowing through said plurality of exit holes located distally of said ring-shaped bond; and a peelable introducer comprising a lumen configured to receive said catheter; wherein said pump, said length of tubing, said catheter and said introducer are provided together as a kit.