US 10,478,582 B1 · Adaptor for breathing tube and method

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a universal breathing tube adaptor that can accept or otherwise accommodate a metered dose canister (MDC) having a variety of shapes, structures, sizes, and/or configurations. The present breathing tube adaptor includes a sidewall which defines a chamber. A conduit extends from the chamber through a floor of the device for discharging aerosolized medicament from the MDC. The sidewall includes opposing exposed edges which define a channel. The sidewall supports the MDC when it is invertingly inserted into the chamber. The channel permits structure of an MDC to extend radially outward through the channel and outside the chamber thereby enabling the valve stem of the MDC to engage the conduit.

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Dependent claims

A device for delivering a medicament into a breathing tube from a counter metered-dose canister (CoMDC) comprising a valve stem and a counter window, the device excluding a boot-type inhaler comprising:

a body defining a chamber adapted to receive an inverted CoMDC, the body comprising:
a floor;
an arcuate sidewall defining a chamber for receiving the CoMDC, a portion of the sidewall comprising opposing exposed edges defining a U-shaped profile free of sidewall;
a vertical conduit extending from the chamber through the floor and into a breathing tube connector located below the floor, the vertical conduit having:
an upper portion located in the body chamber,
a well located above the floor and within the chamber for engagement with the valve stem of the inverted CoMDC;
and
a lower portion having a discharge port located in the breathing tube connector for dispensing medicament.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adaptor for breathing tube and method

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Adaptor for breathing tube and method

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Abstract

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