Patent ID: 8771243

Claim:
A wound treatment system comprising: a sponge including a first surface adapted to confront a wound bed of a patient; a drape in contact with a second surface of the sponge, the second surface being substantially opposite said first surface; a vacuum source for distributing a vacuum force through said sponge; a vacuum tube having a proximal end connected to the sponge and a distal end connected to said vacuum source; and a wound separator having a sidewall defining an interior chamber, wherein at least a portion of an exterior of said sidewall confronts at least an interior portion of said sponge, the wound separator adapted to confront an opening in the wound bed, such that the opening in the wound bed is in communication with the interior chamber of the wound separator and the opening in the wound bed is not substantially in communication with the sponge or with the wound bed exterior to the wound separator, wherein the interior chamber of the wound separator is open at a first end thereof, the first end adapted to be placed in direct contact with the wound bed and in a surrounding relationship to a fistula.