Nebulizing assembly with heating equipment
AssigneePaul Ritzau Pari-Werk GmbH
InventorMartin Knoch
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Abstract
An assembly for nebulizing, distributing and mixing liquid or powdered substances via a flow of compressed air, produces aerosols for inhalation purposes, with a nebulizing nozzle in a nebulizing chamber into which a supply chimney (21) extends so that air can enter. There is a heating assembly (30) in the supply chimney which warms the incoming air. Thus, the cooling effect which occurs during nebulization can be eliminated and an aerosol at a suitable temperature is delivered.
Claims9
A device for producing aerosol for inhalation purposes by mixing a liquid or powdered substance with a flow of gas from a compressed gas source, the device comprising:
- a nebulizing chamber for containing a liquid or powdered substance to be nebulized;
- a nebulizing nozzle located in the nebulizing chamber;
- means for supplying gas from a compressed gas source to the nebulizing nozzle, the nebulizing nozzle being capable of mixing the liquid or powdered substance with gas from the compressed gas source to nebulize the liquid or powdered substance;
- a supply chimney in fluid communication with the nebulizing chamber, for permitting the entry of ambient air into the nebulizing chamber;
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- a heating assembly disposed in the supply chimney for heating ambient air passing through the supply chimney before the ambient air enters the nebulizing chamber, the nebulizing nozzle being located outside the supply chimney.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.