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Flow controlled valve for a small-volume nebulizer

  • US 10,258,758 B1
  • Filed: 04/20/2018
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A respiratory patient interface with a flow controlled valve comprising:

  • a patient interface component including a nebulizer port and a tube having a patient interface port and a valve port located at opposite ends of the tube, wherein the nebulizer port is between the patient interface port and the flow controlled valve, and the nebulizer port is operable to connect to a nebulizer;

    the flow controlled valve is located in the valve port and comprises a hole that passes through the flow controlled valve, allowing airflow through the hole in both a first direction and a second direction and a one-way valve that has an open configuration that allows additional airflow and a closed configuration that prevents the additional airflow through the flow controlled valve,wherein the one-way valve is in the open configuration when air moves in the first direction and is in the closed configuration when the air moves in the second direction.

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