Device and system for delivery of an aerosol to a patient on ventilatory support

A device for connection of the airways of a patient on ventilatory support with a source of a breathing gas and a source of an aerosol, said device comprising

• a contact component adapted to be positioned in contact with the airways, the contact component comprising:
• one or two tubes each comprising a first lumen through which breathing gas and aerosol can be delivered to the airways of the patient;
• a second lumen which is in fluid connection with the first lumen or lumens of the tube or the two tubes and having a longitudinal axis extending substantially perpendicularly to longitudinal axis or axes of the first lumen or lumens;
• and
• a port through which aerosol can be introduced into said second lumen and arranged such that the aerosol and a breathing gas can be mixed in the second lumen;
• the device being characterized by a third lumen being connected to a device for generating a flow of breathing gas, wherein the second lumen is positioned proximal to, and is in fluid connection with, said third lumen.