Intra-oral nebulizer
AssigneePneumoflex Systems, LLC
InventorsW. Addington, Stuart Miller, Mary Briganti
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Abstract
An improved nebulizer places a venturi in close proximity to or inside a patient's oral cavity. One or more medicine feed lines feeds the medicine to a location proximate to a venturi. A plurality of medicines may be administered simultaneously to the patient, with preferably each medicine vial being shape-keyed to a medicine receiver of corresponding shape. The medicine vial or vials may contain a standard unit dose of medication. A portable gas canister can be utilized to supply air pressure to the venturi when a press open release closed type valve is actuated.
Claims20
A nebulizer having a venturi positioned to be located within the oral cavity of a patient when used.
A nebulizer comprising:
- a. a main body having at least an air line, a medicine line and a medicine receiver communicating with said medicine line;
- b. a fluid air channel section connected to said main body having an air line terminating in a venturi and a medicine line connecting with the medicine line of the main body;
- c. a fluid combiner and nozzle section connected to said fluid air channel section permitting medicine from said medicine line to combine with air from the venturi in a mixing chamber, and
- d. a diffuser connected to said fluid combiner and nozzle section.
A method of administering a medicine to a patient, comprising the step of nebulizing the medicine using a venturi placed within the patient's oral cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.