Patent ID: 8162909

Claim:
An apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and/or cleansing wounds using cells or tissue, comprising a fluid flow path, comprising a wound dressing, having a backing layer and at least one inlet pipe for connection to a fluid supply tube, which passes through and/or under the backing layer, and at least one outlet pipe for connection to a fluid offtake tube, which passes through and/or under the backing layer, at least one inlet pipe being connected to a fluid recirculation tube, and at least one outlet pipe being connected to the fluid offtake tube; and a fluid cleanser component comprising cells or tissue, the fluid cleanser component having at least one inlet port connected to a fluid offtake tube of the fluid flow path and at least one outlet port connected to a fluid recirculation tube of the fluid flow path, the cells or tissue of the fluid cleanser component being configured to remove materials that are deleterious to wound healing from the fluid when the fluid is exposed to the cells or tissue; a fluid reservoir connected by a second fluid supply tube to an integer of the flow path; and a device for moving fluid through at least the wound dressing, the fluid cleanser component, and the fluid supply tube.