Pre-Filled, Small-Volume Nebulizer and Method of Manufacture
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1. A sterilized, pre-filled, small-volume nebulizer ready for a patient to administer for respiratory care comprising:
- a small-volume nebulizer body comprising a housing top having an outlet opening and a baffle and a housing bottom having an inlet opening;
a siphon and jet component contained within said small-volume nebulizer body between said inlet opening and said baffle;
a first cap sealing said outlet opening;
a second cap sealing said inlet opening;
a unit-dose of medication contained within said small-volume nebulizer body, wherein said small-volume nebulizer body and said siphon and jet component were sterilized; and
wherein said first cap and said second cap prevent said unit-dose of medication from spilling from said small-volume nebulizer body.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a small-volume nebulizer that is pre-filled with at least one unit-dose of medicine and hermetically sealed until use. The nebulizer may be sealed at the top with a removable cap that may be detached at the time of use and replaced with a patient connector. Likewise, the nebulizer may be sealed at the bottom with a bottom cap that is replaced with a gas source at the beginning of a therapeutic aerosol treatment.
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1. A sterilized, pre-filled, small-volume nebulizer ready for a patient to administer for respiratory care comprising:
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a small-volume nebulizer body comprising a housing top having an outlet opening and a baffle and a housing bottom having an inlet opening; a siphon and jet component contained within said small-volume nebulizer body between said inlet opening and said baffle; a first cap sealing said outlet opening; a second cap sealing said inlet opening; a unit-dose of medication contained within said small-volume nebulizer body, wherein said small-volume nebulizer body and said siphon and jet component were sterilized; and wherein said first cap and said second cap prevent said unit-dose of medication from spilling from said small-volume nebulizer body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for creating a sterilized small-volume nebulizer pre-filled with medicine ready for a patient to administer comprising the steps of:
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sterilizing said small-volume nebulizer'"'"'s components including a housing top, a housing bottom, a siphon, a jet, a baffle, inlet cap and outlet cap, wherein said housing top includes an outlet port sealed by said outlet cap and said housing bottom includes an inlet port sealed by said inlet cap; filling said housing bottom with at least one unit-dose of medicine; connecting said housing top to said housing body with a hermetic seal to form a nebulizer body having said siphon, said jet, said baffle and said unit-dose of medicine sealed with said housing body by said inlet cap, said outlet cap and said hermetic seal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A pre-filled, small-volume jet nebulizer ready for a patient to administer for respiratory care comprising:
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a small-volume nebulizer body consisting of a housing, an outlet opening and an inlet opening; a siphon, a jet, and a baffle contained within said small-volume nebulizer body; a first cap sealing said outlet opening; a second cap sealing said inlet opening; and a unit-dose of medication sealed within said small-volume nebulizer body by said first cap and said second cap. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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