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Nebulizer apparatus

  • US 10,668,229 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2016
  • Issued: 06/02/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing nebulizer therapy, the method comprising:

  • receiving a flow of pressurized gas through a pressurized gas outlet in a chamber of a nebulizer, the nebulizer having a liquid orifice located in the chamber adjacent the pressurized gas outlet and at least one liquid channel connecting a reservoir for holding a liquid to the liquid orifice;

    diverting the flow of pressurized gas with a baffle having a diverter surface area of less than 5.0 mm2 positioned over the liquid orifice in the chamber to generate a diverted flow of pressurized gas;

    drawing the liquid through the at least one liquid channel with the diverted flow of pressurized gas, wherein the at least one liquid channel has a liquid volume between 250 mm3 and 300 mm3; and

    nebulizing the liquid from the reservoir in the nebulizer during inhalation in a breathing cycle.

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