Inhalation Therapy Device with Multiple Nozzles
First Claim
1. Nebuliser device for inhalation therapy apparatus, comprising:
- means for supplying a pressurised gas, in particular compressed air;
means for supplying a fluid to be nebulised, in particular a therapeutically effective liquid;
a plurality of compressed gas outlet openings, out of which a supplied compressed gas emerges; and
a plurality of fluid outlet openings, out of which the fluid to be nebulised emerges owing to the emerging compressed gas;
whereinat least three compressed gas outlet openings are arranged in a row; and
at least two fluid outlet openings are allocated to each of the compressed gas outlet openings, which, together with the associated compressed gas outlet opening, form a nebuliser nozzle.
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Abstract
To increase the efficacy of atomizer nozzles operating with compressed gas, an atomizer device for inhalation therapy appliances includes means for delivering a compressed gas, in particular compressed air; means for supplying a fluid that is to be atomized, in particular a therapeutic liquid; several compressed gas outlet openings from which a delivered compressed gas emerges; and several fluid outlet openings from which the fluid to be atomized emerges on account of the emerging compressed gas. The atomizer device includes at least three compressed gas outlet openings arranged in a row, and one of the compressed gas outlet openings is in each case assigned at least two fluid outlet openings which, together with the associated compressed gas outlet opening, form an atomizer nozzle.
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1. Nebuliser device for inhalation therapy apparatus, comprising:
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means for supplying a pressurised gas, in particular compressed air; means for supplying a fluid to be nebulised, in particular a therapeutically effective liquid; a plurality of compressed gas outlet openings, out of which a supplied compressed gas emerges; and a plurality of fluid outlet openings, out of which the fluid to be nebulised emerges owing to the emerging compressed gas; wherein at least three compressed gas outlet openings are arranged in a row; and at least two fluid outlet openings are allocated to each of the compressed gas outlet openings, which, together with the associated compressed gas outlet opening, form a nebuliser nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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