Mask-nebulizer assembly
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1. A respiratory therapy mask assembly comprising:
- a mask configured to be secured on a patient'"'"'s face, said mask including one or more exhaust ports and an inlet port configured to receive a pipe;
a substantially hollow pipe having an upper end comprising an outlet port secured in the mask inlet port, a lower end comprising a first inlet port configured to receive a gas inlet pipe adapter, and an angled side pipe extension comprising a second inlet port configured to receive a valved nebulizer adapter assembly;
a gas inlet pipe adapter and integral gas inlet pipe secured in said first inlet port and configured to direct oxygen into said hollow pipe via said first inlet port; and
a valved nebulizer adapter assembly secured in said second inlet port and configured to direct aerosol from a nebulizer into said hollow pipe via said second inlet port and comprising an aerosol outlet end for being secured in said second inlet port, a reciprocally movable spring-loaded valve biased to close said aerosol outlet end, and a valve actuator configured to cooperate with a nebulizer for opening said valve.
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Abstract
A respiratory therapy mask assembly comprises a mask configured to be secured on a patient'"'"'s face, a substantially hollow pipe having an upper end secured in the mask inlet port, a lower end configured to receive a gas inlet pipe adapter, and an angled side pipe extension configured to receive a valved nebulizer adapter assembly, a gas inlet pipe adapter and integral gas inlet pipe secured in the lower end of the hollow pipe, and a valved nebulizer adapter assembly secured in the angled pipe extension and having a reciprocally movable spring-loaded valve biased to close, and a valve actuator configured to cooperate with a nebulizer for opening the spring-loaded valve.
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1. A respiratory therapy mask assembly comprising:
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a mask configured to be secured on a patient'"'"'s face, said mask including one or more exhaust ports and an inlet port configured to receive a pipe; a substantially hollow pipe having an upper end comprising an outlet port secured in the mask inlet port, a lower end comprising a first inlet port configured to receive a gas inlet pipe adapter, and an angled side pipe extension comprising a second inlet port configured to receive a valved nebulizer adapter assembly; a gas inlet pipe adapter and integral gas inlet pipe secured in said first inlet port and configured to direct oxygen into said hollow pipe via said first inlet port; and a valved nebulizer adapter assembly secured in said second inlet port and configured to direct aerosol from a nebulizer into said hollow pipe via said second inlet port and comprising an aerosol outlet end for being secured in said second inlet port, a reciprocally movable spring-loaded valve biased to close said aerosol outlet end, and a valve actuator configured to cooperate with a nebulizer for opening said valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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