Patent ID: 7883494

Claim:
An apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and/or cleansing wounds, the apparatus comprising: a fluid flow path a comprising a conformable wound dressing having a backing layer capable of forming a relatively fluid-tight seal over a wound, the backing layer comprising a wound-facing face, a fluid supply tube and a fluid offtake tube; a biodegradable scaffold positionable under the backing layer and configured to be placed in contact with a wound bed in use; a fluid reservoir in communication with the fluid supply tube; means for providing simultaneous aspiration and irrigation comprising at least one device for moving fluid through the fluid flow path, the apparatus being configured such that fluid may be supplied to fill the fluid flow path from the fluid reservoir via the fluid supply tube while fluid is aspirated through the fluid offtake tube; and means for flow regulation in communication with either the fluid supply tube or the fluid offtake tube configured to vary the flow rate of a fluid through either the fluid supply tube or the fluid offtake tube at least between two non-zero flow rate values.