Patent Application
20240115798
The present invention is directed to a gravity flow hydro-cleaning system that is used to remove debridement from a wound.
The invention uses a solution of chloride, sterile water, and/or a solution of super-oxidation. to remove debridement from a wound.
The invention is manually controlled by a physician and does not require and electronics to function. It operated based on gravity and a manual pump extraction system.
Presently, there are electro-mechanical wound cleaning systems that use electric pumps to clean wounds, the systems are expensive and lend themselves to contamination, for the systems must be re-used when treating patients. If a careless practitioner uses the existing electro-mechanical wound cleaning systems, a cross contaminations may occur in the patient treatment rooms, clinics, or hospitals.
The present invention is designed to be disposable after the treatment of a patient.
The relative low cost to produce and sell the present invention discourages the need of the invention having to be re-used from patient to patient.
Presently, debridement is removed from wounds of patients using devices that are made of latex, syringes, and electro-mechanical sprayers that over irrigate a wound. The devices lend themselves to contamination. Contamination occurs when wounds are over irrigated and the over irrigation causes surrounding contaminants to inadvertently seep into the wound.
The present invention eliminates the need to use electro-mechanical wound cleaning systems to clean the debridement from a wound, and thereby reduces the chances of contamination occurring in a patient treatment facility.
The present invention is a disposable gravity flow hydro-cleaning system. The disposable gravity flow hydro-cleaning system comprises of an irrigation gun that has a pump that is attached to a tubing that is connected to an elevated solution bag. The elevated solution bag contains a solution that is used to remove debridement from a wound of a patient.
An object of the present invention is to provide a disposable gravity flow hydro-cleaning system that can be used to remove debridement from a wound of a patient.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cost and effective gravity flow hydro-cleaning system that can be used to remove debridement from a wound of a patient.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a disposable gravity flow hydro-cleaning system. that will prevent cross infection in a patient treating facility.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a gravity disposable flow hydro-cleaning system that eliminates the need of using an electro-mechanical device to remove debridement from a wound of a patient.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regards to the following description, appended claims, and drawings where:
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In preferred embodiments, the solution dispenser 50 is either a solution bag or a solution bottle.
In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the miniature pump 20 comprises of a ninety degree tube fitting 60 that attaches to a top section 62a of a one way valve 62 after a first valve plunger 63 is placed in between the ninety degree tube fitting 60 and the top section 62a of the one way valve 60, a spring 64 that inserts within a front section 62b of the one way valve 62, a pump cylinder 65 that is placed over the spring 64, a pump housing 66 that attaches to the front section 62b of the one way valve 60, a trigger shaft 67 that inserts within a front section 66a of the pump housing 66 and that attaches to the trigger 16, and a tube fitting 68 that attaches to a lower section 60c of the one way valve 60 after a second valve plunger 69 is placed between the tube fitting 68 and the lower section 60c of the one way valve 60, the ninety degree tube fitting 60 connects to the nozzle and pump tubing 22, and the tube fitting 68 connects to the sterile tubing 30.
In preferred embodiments, the gravity flow hydro-cleaning system 100 comprises a slide clamp 80 that is configured to be placed over the sterile tubing 30 when the flow of the solution is to be cut off and a spike cover 44 that is configured to be placed of a spike 42 of the spike and drip chamber assembly 40.
An advantage of the present invention is that it provides a disposable gravity flow hydro-cleaning system that is used to remove debridement from a wound of a patient.
Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides a cost and effective gravity flow hydro-cleaning system that is used to remove debridement from a wound of a patient.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it provides a disposable gravity flow hydro-cleaning system that prevents cross infection in a patient treating facility.
Still another advantage of the present invention is that it provides a gravity disposable flow hydro-cleaning system that eliminates the need of using an electro-mechanical device to remove debridement from a wound of a patient.
While the inventor's description contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limitations of the gravity flow hydro-cleaning system, but rather as an exemplification of several preferred embodiments thereof, any other variations may be possible. Accordingly, the scope should be determined not by the embodiments illustrated, but by the specification, the drawings, and the claims and any legal equivalent thereof.
