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7631643 |
Nebulizing drug delivery device with interlock detection and temperature protection
The present invention provides a nebulizing device with a housing that includes a mouthpiece module, an intermediate module, and a base module. An aerosol generator is in communication with a...
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7628339 |
Systems and methods for controlling fluid feed to an aerosol generator
A method for controlling the supply of liquid to an aerosol generator comprises operating a liquid supply system to supply a liquid to a vibratable aperture plate of an aerosol generator which...
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7600511 |
Apparatus and methods for delivery of medicament to a respiratory system
Apparatus and methods are provided for delivery of a medicament to a respiratory system. A reservoir is provided for a liquid medicament with the reservoir having a liquid medicament inlet port and...
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7584903 |
Microdosing device
A microdosing device includes a dosing chamber which at least temporarily receives a quantity of liquid, and to which at least one dispensing opening is assigned. A vibration unit is operatively...
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7513253 |
Liquid medication cartridge and inhaler using the cartridge
A liquid medication cartridge includes an accommodating portion for accommodating a liquid medication; a liquid discharge portion having a discharge port for discharging the liquid medication by...
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7469696 |
Thermal drop generator
A silicon die having an orifice layer with plural openings formed therein defines a drop ejection device for use in a handheld inhaler. An underlying control layer defines fluid chambers, each...
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7461650 |
Medicament dispenser
A medicament dispenser including a housing, a medicament container having a dispensing outlet; an agitator for agitating the contents; and a driver for driving the agitator independent of any...
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7458372 |
Inhalation therapy device
The invention relates to an inhalation therapy device including a membrane aerosol generator. A detection device is provided for determining whether a liquid to be atomized is available. In the...
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7434580 |
Monitoring medical gas xenon concentration using ultrasonic gas analyser
The concentration of xenon, in a medical gas mixture of xenon as an active component with a known composition of oxygen and, optionally, nitrogen and/or helium recirculating through a medical...
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7406963 |
Variable resistance pulmonary ventilation bypass valve and method
A collateral ventilation bypass trap system directly linked with a patient's lung or lungs may be utilized to increase the expiratory flow from the diseased lung or lungs, thereby treating one...
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7331339 |
Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator
A nebule comprising at least one identification marker or label can be coupled an aerosol generator. The identification marker can be sensed by a sensing device on the aerosol generator so as to...
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7322349 |
Apparatus and methods for the delivery of medicaments to the respiratory system
An apparatus for delivery of a medicament to the respiratory system comprises a reservoir that is adapted to hold a liquid medicament that is to be delivered to a respiratory system. An aerosol...
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7252085 |
Device for inhalation therapy
The invention relates to a device for inhalation therapy. Said device comprises an aerosol-producing device for spraying a liquid ( 3 ), preferably comprising a membrane ( 1 ), a support unit ( 6...
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7229028 |
Aerosol impingement baffle
An aerosol impingement baffle, and more particularly, an aerosol impingement baffle employed in ultrasonic nebulizers, wherein the impingement orifices thereof are formed by disposing line-shaped...
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7198044 |
Applicator for dispensing bioactive compositions and methods for using the same
Bioactive agents are topically administered or delivered to a mucous membrane by a jet dispenser using inkjet technology, such as that used in printing. The dispenser propels precise volumes of...
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7191780 |
Continuous high-frequency oscillation breathing treatment apparatus
A continuous high-frequency oscillation breathing device delivers therapy during both inhalation and exhalation in order to assist in clearings secretions the lungs. A fixed shrouded-venturi...
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7178741 |
Micro droplet generator
Disclosed is a micro droplet generator which comprises a lower space for containing a control panel, and an upper chamber for containing fluid medicine and including an nebulized area formed on a...
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7174888 |
Liquid dispensing apparatus and methods
The invention provides methods and apparatus for nebulizing liquids. In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus is provided which comprises a thin shell member having a front surface, a rear...
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7129619 |
Ultrasonic nebulizer for producing high-volume sub-micron droplets
An ultrasonic nebulizer for producing high-volume sub-micron droplets is disclosed. The ultrasonic nebulizer utilizes a 3 or 5 MHz frequency as an oscillation frequency for producing sub-micron...
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7066029 |
System and method for improved volume measurement
An apparatus comprises a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus also can include a processor to...
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7059320 |
Inhalation therapy apparatus
The invention relates to an inhalation therapy apparatus comprising an aerosol generating device ( 1, 6, 7 ) for atomizing a liquid ( 3 ), a connecting device ( 8, 9 ) for supplying a control...
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7040549 |
Systems and methods for controlling fluid feed to an aerosol generator
A method for controlling the supply of liquid to an aerosol generator comprises operating a liquid supply system to supply a liquid to a vibratable aperture plate of an aerosol generator which...
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7021560 |
System and method for aerosol delivery
An apparatus comprises a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus also can include a processor to...
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6983747 |
Aerosol generator
The invention relates to an aerosol generator that comprises an oscillating membrane that is provided with openings. The aerosol generator is further characterized in that the liquid container is...
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6978779 |
Vibrating element liquid discharging apparatus having gas pressure sensing
A nebulizer determines the pressure and flow direction of the receiving gas for atomized liquid. A member of the apparatus is subjected to pressure exerted by the gas. The member is coupled to a...
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6962151 |
Inhalation nebulizer
An inhalation nebulizer ( 1 ) includes an aerosol generator ( 2 ) that has a diaphragm ( 22 ) vibrated by a vibration generator ( 23 ). The inhalation nebulizer ( 1 ) includes a liquid storage...
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6923790 |
Ultrasonically actuated needle pump system
An ultrasonically driven pump, which may be used for sampling body fluids or atomizing liquids, has a stationary outer needle and an inner needle mounted within the bore of the outer needle. The...
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6913205 |
Fluid product distributor
The present invention concerns a fluid product distributor comprising a reservoir of fluid product ( 1 ), a distribution outlet, a distribution system ( 2 ) for distributing fluid product through...
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6901926 |
Ultrasonic atomizer, ultrasonic inhaler and method of controlling same
A bush ( 31 ) is fitted into a housing ( 10 ) and an ultrasonic pump ( 12 ) is supported liquid tightly by the bush ( 31 ). The ultrasonic pump ( 12 ) is constituted by a pump shaft ( 21 ) formed...
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6900246 |
Method and device for generating an aerosol
A method for generating an aerosol includes the step of guiding a gas which flows at supersonic velocity and which has input particles suspended therein in such a way that a compression shock...
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6901157 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which the optimum transmission/reception conditions and image processing conditions can be easily set for each body part of an object to be inspected. The...
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6896193 |
Atomizer with improved wire type atomizing element support and method of making same
A piezoelectric atomizer ( 10 ) has a horizontal support ( 14 ) with an opening ( 16 ). Mounting posts are formed to extend up from the horizontal support alongside the opening ( 16 ). A wire...
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6889687 |
Inhalator with aerosolizing unit
A portable, handheld breath actuated inhalator, to aerosolize and distribute a pressurised liquid, including a breath flow path defined between an air inlet ( 132 ) and a mouthpiece ( 131 ) outlet,...
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6883729 |
High frequency ultrasonic nebulizer for hot liquids
A nebulizer for atomizing a high-temperature liquid includes a truncated, conical concentrator that defines a vertex and that has a small-diameter end and a large-diameter end. The small-diameter...
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6851626 |
Methods and devices for nebulizing fluids
Devices and methods for nebulizing a fluid are described. A replaceable fluid assembly may include a reservoir and a fluid cartridge. The reservoir may be detachable from the fluid cartridge and...
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6845770 |
Systems and methods for clearing aerosols from the effective anatomic dead space
An aerosolization device comprises a housing having a mouthpiece, an aerosol generator, a flow sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to begin operation of the aerosol generator upon...
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6830046 |
Metered dose inhaler
The present invention provides a metered dose inhaler including an ejection mechanism with at least one chamber for containing a medicament. The ejection mechanism is configured to effect...
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6814071 |
Methods and apparatus for aerosolizing a substance
A device for aerosolizing a liquid includes a chamber having a deformable wall which expands and contracts as fluid is delivered and expelled from a fluid chamber. The chamber is partially bounded...
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6769626 |
Device and method for detecting and controlling liquid supply to an apparatus discharging liquids
An improved device and method for measuring the amount of liquid to be discharged that is present in an apparatus, such as a nebulizer. A first member has holes through which the liquid passes to...
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6755189 |
Methods and apparatus for storing chemical compounds in a portable inhaler
The invention provides exemplary aerosolization apparatus and methods for aerosolizing a substance. According to one exemplary method, a liquid is transferred from a first chamber into a second...
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6748944 |
Ultrasonic dosage device and method
An ultrasonic dosage device having an enclosure for providing a medication in the form of a nebulized mist, including an energy source positioned within the enclosure and a vibration device with a...
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6736135 |
Nebulizer pump adapter
Nebulizer pump adapters allow the attachment of a bicycle pump to a nebulizer when a source of compressed air is not otherwise available. In order for a nebulizer to work, there must be a source of...
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6705312 |
Inhalator attachment and nebulizer equipped with same
A nebulizer has a main body and an inhalator attachment which is detachably attached to the main body. The attachment has a tubular member including an receptacle. The tubular member has a...
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6702789 |
Catheter having insertion control mechanism and anti-bunching mechanism
The present invention is a catheter having a tube and including mechanisms that provide precision control over insertion and retraction of the catheter tube. The catheter is particularly adapted...
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6698421 |
Apparatus for nebulizing a liquid, in particular for medical use
An apparatus ( 1 ) for nebulising a liquid, in particular for medical use, comprises a box case ( 2 ) and a compressor assembly ( 4 ) housed internally to the box case ( 2 ) and provided with an...
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6684879 |
Inhaler
An inhaler has a housing containing a chamber ( 1 a ) providing a reservoir ( 8 ) for liquid providing an active ingredient to be supplied to a liquid outlet ( 10 a ). First and second electrodes...
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6679249 |
Apparatus for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated method
An apparatus and method for treatment of a patient having a pulmonary disease involving chronic obstruction of the airways includes a container having therein a chamber containing a composition of...
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6637430 |
Respiratory delivery system with power/medicament recharge assembly
A respiratory delivery system is disclosed which preferably includes both medicament and plower recharge capabilities. The system includes a portable inhaler with a rechargeable medicament...
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6629524 |
Inhaler
An inhaler is disclosed which delivers medicament or other appropriate fluids to a user, typically in droplet form and typically during inhalation. One embodiment of the inhaler includes an inhaler...
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6622720 |
Using capillary wave driven droplets to deliver a pharmaceutical product
An inhaler that uses capillary effects to output droplets of pharmaceutical product is described. The inhaler includes transducers and lenses to generate focused acoustic waves. The frequency and...
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