Apparatus and method for delivery of an aerosol
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1. An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising:
- a pressure device to measure volume of air flow;
an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle;
a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle;
a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants;
and a coupling device configured to interact with the computing device and aerosol-generating device,wherein coupling device is a 3-way valve.
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; and a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants.
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1. An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising:
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a pressure device to measure volume of air flow;
an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle;a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; a computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function of time constants; and a coupling device configured to interact with the computing device and aerosol-generating device, wherein coupling device is a 3-way valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising:
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a pressure device to measure volume of air flow;
an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle;a detector that measures the concentration of aerosol;
particles for a given volume during the breathing cycle; anda computing device configured to provide lung ventilation data as a function on time constants, wherein the computing device comprises a means for controlling volume drift. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising:
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means for measuring pressure data;
means for measuring concentration of aerosol particles;means for providing an aerosol bolus at a determined point in a breathing cycle; and means for collecting, computing, storing and displaying data, wherein the computed data comprises a function of time constants and wherein the means for computing data includes determining the point in the breathing cycle to inject the aerosol-bolus into an air flow. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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14. A method for measuring lung ventilation, comprising:
- measuring pressure data and calculating volume of air flows for a plurality of respiratory cycles;
calculating a volume of penetration;
providing an aerosol bolus of particles at a determined point in a breathing cycle;
measuring concentrations of aerosol particles; and
calculating a distribution of time constants from the measured particle concentrations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- measuring pressure data and calculating volume of air flows for a plurality of respiratory cycles;
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