Compact nebulizer for treating the eyes

• US 5,807,357 A
• Filed: 08/19/1997
• Issued: 09/15/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Meng-Che Kang
• Original Assignee: Meng-Che Kang
• Inventors: Kang, Meng-Che
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, John G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cho, David J.
• Application Number:
  US08/914,157
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• Field of Search: 604/20, 604/22, 604/289, 604/294, 604/296, 604/298, 604/300, 604/297, 2/6.3, 2/426
• US Class Current: 604/294
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/0008 Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein putting in contact lenses A61F9/0061; introducing or retaining media in cavities of the body in general A61M31/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 11/005 using ultrasonics spraying or atomising liquids using ultrasonic vibrations in general B05B17/06

Abstract

A compact nebulizer for treating the eyes, including a goggles unit having an air hole and at least one air chamber communicating with the air hole and fitting over the user'"'"'s eyes, and a nebulizer unit detachably attached to the goggles unit, the nebulizer unit having a housing holding a power supply device, an electric fan and a nebulizer, the housing having at least one air intake hole and at least one air outlet hole disposed in communication with the air hole of the goggles unit.

Claims

1. A compact nebulizer for treating the eyes, the nebulizer comprising:

a) a goggles unit for fitting over the eyes of a user, the goggles unit including an air hole and at least one air chamber for receiving the eyes of the user;

b) a nebulizer unit detachably attached to the goggles unit, the nebulizer unit including a housing having at least one air intake hole and at least one air outlet hole, a power supply device mounted inside the housing, an electric fan mounted inside the housing and connected to the power supply device and controllable to draw currents of air from the outside through the at least one air intake hole of the housing and into the air hole of the goggles unit and the at least one air chamber; and

c) the housing further including a sliding chamber, an ultrasonic oscillator mounted in a sliding box that is inserted into the sliding chamber, the sliding box including a basin for holding an eye treatment solution, a plurality of air outlet holes spaced around the basin, the ultrasonic oscillator being connected to the power supply device and controllable for reducing the eye treatment solution to a fine spray and permitting the fine spray to be carried with currents of air into the at least one air chamber.

2. The compact nebulizer of claim 1, wherein said goggles unit comprises an air duct having one end facing said electric fan and adapted for receiving currents of air from it and an opposite end mounted with a hood covered over the air outlet holes and basin of said sliding box.

3. The compact nebulizer of claim 1, wherein said goggles unit has a plurality of mounting holes at a top side thereof, said housing of said nebulizer has a plurality of downward mounting rods respectively fastened to the mounting holes of said goggles unit.