Pre-filled, small-volume nebulizer
AssigneeCaddo Medical Technologies LLC
InventorJoseph Dee Faram
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Abstract
The invention relates to a small-volume nebulizer that is pre-filled with at least one unit-dose of medicine and hermetically sealed until use. The nebulizer may be sealed at the top with a removable cap that may be detached at the time of use and replaced with a patient connector. Likewise, the nebulizer may be sealed at the bottom with a bottom cap that is replaced with a gas source at the beginning of a therapeutic aerosol treatment.
Claims23
A pre-filled small-volume nebulizer ready for a patient to administer for respiratory care comprising:
- a small-volume nebulizer body comprising a housing bottom, a housing top and a hermetic seal created between said housing bottom and said housing top, wherein contained within said small-volume nebulizer body is at least one of a siphon, a jet, and a baffle;
- an outlet opening;
- a first cap removably engaged with said outlet opening;
- an inlet opening;
- a second cap removably engaged with said inlet opening;
- a unit-dose of medication contained within said small-volume nebulizer body.
A small-volume, pre-filled nebulizer ready for a patient to administer for respiratory care comprising:
- a small-volume nebulizer body, wherein contained within said small-volume nebulizer body is at least one of a siphon, a jet, and a baffle;
- an outlet opening;
- a first cap removably engaged with and sealing said outlet opening;
- an inlet opening;
- a second cap removably engaged with and sealing said inlet opening;
- a plurality of unit-doses of medication sealed within said small-volume nebulizer body.
A method of administering aerosolized medicine utilizing a small-volume nebulizer pre-filled with medicine ready for a patient to administer comprising the steps of:
- providing said small-volume nebulizer, pre-filled with at least one unit-dose of medicine sealed within said small-volume nebulizer, wherein contained within said small-volume nebulizer is at least one of a siphon, a jet, and a baffle;
- removing an outlet cap removably engaged with said small-volume nebulizer;
- replacing said outlet cap with a patient interface;
- removing an inlet cap removably engaged with said small-volume nebulizer;
- connecting a source of gas under pressure to said small-volume nebulizer;
- delivering aerosolized medicine to a patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.