Apparatus for the administration of pharmaceutical products in aerosol form
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An apparatus (10) is described for the administration of pharmaceutical products in the form of an aerosol, comprising means for generating a constant flow (11) of air; means for generating a pre-established flow of air (14); means for conveying the air flow (15) to the aerial tracts of a patient, means for containing the pharmaceutical product to be nebulized (12), wherein said apparatus (10) envisages means for generating a pre-established flow of air during all expiration phases of the respiratory cycle, said means for generating a pre-established air flow being pneumatically connected with the means for conveying the air flow (15).
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. A method of administering a pharmaceutical product in the form of an aerosol, said method comprising:
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(a) generating a constant flow of air by a the use of a nebulization pump that is operative during inspiration and expiration phases of a respiratory cycle; (b) generating a pre-established flow of air by a resistant pump wherein said nebuluization pump and said resistant pump are connected to a common duct an said common duct adapted for conveying an air flow to aerial tracts of a patient; (c) providing a nebulization basin containing a pharmaceutical product to be nebulized by said pre-established flow of air in said common duct; (d) reducing said pre-established air flow at said resistant pump to provide a flow of air during all expiration phases of a respiratory cycle where said air flow is lower during the expiration phase than during the inspiration phase. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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