Medical liquid processor apparatus and method

A method of delivering a medicinal liquid drug to a patient, comprising:

• passing the medicinal liquid drug directly into a patient's bloodstream by crossing an alveoli membrane of the patient's lungs;
• wherein the passing the medicinal liquid drug directly into a patient's bloodstream comprises:
• providing a medication delivery device that includes a body and a nozzle, the body including a first end having a first converging chamber defined therein and a second end having a second converging chamber defined therein, a vertex of the first converging chamber intersecting with a vertex of the second converging chamber, a portion of the nozzle positioned in the second converging chamber, a vortex chamber being defined between the nozzle and a surface of the second converging chamber, the nozzle defining a nozzle passage along a central axis thereof that is open adiacent to the vertex of the second converging chamber;
• introducing a supply of air in the vortex chamber to create a vortex flow;
• introducing a supply of liguid medicine ton through the first converging chamber into the vortex flow at the vertex of the second converging chamber;
• causing the vaporized medicinal liquid drug to be inhaled into the patient's lungs.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a medicinal liquid drug delivery device, the medicinal liquid drug delivery device comprising:
• a body;
• a mouthpiece attached to the body;
• a vortex chamber disposed inside the body, the vortex chamber having a first end, a second end and a vertex;
• a medicinal liquid drug port defined in the body;
• a valve between the medicinal liquid drug port and the vortex chamber, the valve controlling flow of medicinal liquid drug at the first end of the vortex chamber and a vertex of the valve intersecting with the vertex of the vortex chamber;
• a nozzle positioned in the vortex chamber, the nozzle including a channel, the channel being open at the first end of the vortex chamber, and having a vertex along the vertex of the vortex chamber;
• at least one air supply inlet at the second end of the vortex chamber, the at least one air supply inlet providing flow of air into the vortex chamber to create a vortex flow in the vortex chamber;
• wherein the channel is arranged and configured to accept a mixture of the air and the medicinal liquid drug into the channel at the first end of the vortex chamber.

A vortex system for nebulizing a liquid for inhalation, comprising:

• a vortex chamber for mixing the liquid with a gas in a vortex, the vortex chamber comprising a vertex, a first end and a second end;
• a liquid inlet arranged at the first end and vertex of the vortex chamber;
• a gas ring around the second end of the vortex chamber, the vortex chamber comprising a plurality of angled passages in fluid communication with the gas ring, the vortex chamber being configured to receive a gas supply that is pressurized to at least fifty PSI through the gas ring and plurality of angled passages;
• a diffuser arranged radially interior to and in fluid communication with the vortex chamber, the diffuser including a channel having an opening at the first end of the vortex chamber and adjacent to the vertex for receiving a mixture of liquid and gas from the vortex;
• a valve for variably allowing the liquid through the liquid inlet.