Wound irrigation system

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1982-02-02

1983-11-08

Yasko, John D.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Material introduced into and removed from body through...

604 35, A61M 100

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044139870

ABSTRACT:
A method of irrigating a wound in a body part with a treatment liquid including the steps of placing a piece of tubing having a perforated section therein in the body part so that the perforated section is located in the vicinity of the wound in the body part to be irrigated; connecting one end of the tubing to a source of the treatment liquid so that the treatment liquid passes through the tubing into the body part and is discharged into the wound through the perforated section; and connecting the opposite end of the piece of tubing to a vacuum source so that a vacuum can be imposed through the tubing on the treatment liquid passing into the body part through the tubing and through the perforated section on any liquid in the body part to withdraw same. The apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

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patent: 2568566 (1951-09-01), Sokolik
patent: 3993080 (1976-11-01), Loseff
patent: 4098275 (1978-07-01), Consalvo

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