Low resistance aerosol exhalation filter
AssigneeInsmed Incorporated
InventorsWalter Perkins, Zhili Li
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Abstract
Low resistance aerosol exhalation filters, and methods of their use are provided. The exhalation filters provided herein are used in conjunction with a nebulizer in the treatment of a pulmonary infection in a patient in need thereof. In one method, an antiinfective formulation is administered to a patient in need of treatment of a pulmonary infection, with a nebulizer comprising a low resistance aerosol exhalation filter of the invention. The pulmonary infection, in one embodiment, is a Pseudomonas or mycobacterial (e.g., NTM) infection.
Claims29
A low resistance aerosol exhalation filter comprising, means for controlling air flow upon patient exhalation.
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