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US 10,369,301 B2Granted
Nebulizers and uses thereof
AssigneeOmega Life Science Ltd.
InventorMiron Hazani
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of nebulizers for aerosol generation and methods of using same for treating diseases and disorders.
Claims20
A nebulizer comprising:
- a porous medium configured to produce aerosols, the porous medium having a first side and a second side,
- a liquid absorbing material configured to absorb a liquid, the liquid absorbing material having a first side and a second side,
- a wetting mechanism configured to press the liquid absorbing material against the porous medium, thereby to wet the porous medium with the liquid absorbed in the liquid absorbing material,
- an opening configured to deliver aerosols to a subject, and
- a gas channel configured to introduce a gas pressure gradient, such that the first side of the porous medium and the second side of the porous medium have different gas pressure levels, thereby producing the aerosol,
- wherein the wetting mechanism is attached to the first side of the liquid absorbing material,
- wherein the first side of the porous medium is facing the liquid absorbing material and the opening, and the second side of the porous medium is facing the gas channel.
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A nebulizer cartridge, comprising:
- a porous medium, and
- a liquid absorbing material, configured to be pressed against the porous medium thereby to wet the porous medium with the liquid absorbed in the liquid absorbing material,
- wherein the liquid absorbing material comprises a liquid absorbed therein, wherein the wetting mechanism comprises a rod and a solid plate connected to the liquid absorbing material.
A nebulizer system comprising
- a housing;
- an opening in the housing configured to deliver aerosols to a subject;
- a cartridge comprising a porous medium having a first side and a second side, and a liquid absorbing material, configured to be pressed against the porous medium thereby to wet the porous medium with the liquid absorbed in the liquid absorbing material;
- a receptacle configured to receive the cartridge;
- and
- a gas channel configured to introduce gas pressure gradient, such that the first side of the porous medium and the second side of the porous medium have different gas pressure levels, thereby producing the aerosol,
- wherein the first side of the porous medium is configured to face the liquid absorbing material and the opening, and the second side of the porous medium is configured to face the gas channel when the cartridge is received within the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.