Metered dose inhaler and ambulatory manual breathing unit combination

A combination structure for use with an ambulatory manual breathing unit on a patient comprising a stiffly resilient reservoir bag having a general shape which defines a pair of ends, a metered dose inhaler unit having a depending downspout for dispensing medication, a collar for supporting said metered dose inhaler unit and an adaptor, into which said depending downspout is inserted, and which defines a groove for connecting said adaptor to said bag, at one end thereof, a one-way valve proximate the end of said reservoir bag, which is distal to the end at which said adaptor is connected to said bag, and a one-way valve proximate said adaptor, for only enabling inhalation by said patient of the contents of said reservoir bag, said valves and the arrangement of said adaptor providing means for dispensing said medication into said reservoir bag, breaking said medication into smaller particles and dispersing said medication homogeneously from said reservoir bag, and then through said adaptor to a spontaneously or non-spontaneously breathing patient using positive pressure.