Medical irrigation device and method

An apparatus for supporting an extremity during tissue debridement and capturing fluid and tissue resulting from tissue debridement, comprising:

• an extremity-supporting base formed from a flexible material and configured to support an extremity of a patient during tissue debridement, said base having a proximal end positioned nearest a patient's body during use and a distal end opposite said proximal end, said base forming a trough for placement of an extremity and sloping downwardly from said proximal end toward said distal end;
• a flexible barrier shroud that is selectively positionable so as to at least partially enclose an extremity placed in said trough of said extremity-supporting base;
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• a drainage passageway at or near said distal end of said extremity-supporting base in fluid communication with said base and said barrier shroud that provides controlled drainage of fluid and tissue from said extremity-supporting base and said barrier shroud during tissue debridement.

A method of debriding tissue of an extremity and capturing fluid and tissue resulting from tissue debridement, comprising

• placing an extremity of a patient on an extremity-supporting base;
• at least partially enclosing said extremity with a barrier shroud;
• debriding a portion of said extremity using a high-pressure fluid,
• the base and barrier shroud substantially containing fluid and tissue resulting from tissue debridement and controlling drainage of said fluid and tissue.