Intra-oral nebulizer
First Claim
1. A nebulizer comprising a main body and at least one medicine receiver configured to receive a medicine container, a mixing chamber and a venturi positioned to be located within the oral cavity of a patient when used and extending into the mixing chamber and connected to the medicine receiver and configured to receive medicine from the medicine receiver and air and mix the medicine and air in the mixing chamber, and a diffuser element positioned at the mixing chamber and configured to receive the flow of air from the venturi and cause the medication entering the mixing chamber to be atomized by the action of the air flowing through the venturi;
- the nebulizer further containing a plurality of medicine receivers, each having a different shape, and each medicine receiver is shaped to match the shape uniquely associated with a different medicine container.
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Abstract
An improved nebulizer places a venturi in close proximity to or inside a patient'"'"'s oral cavity. One or more medicine feed lines feeds the medicine to a location proximate to a venturi. A plurality of medicines may be administered simultaneously to the patient, with preferably each medicine vial being shape-keyed to a medicine receiver of corresponding shape. The medicine vial or vials may contain a standard unit dose of medication. A portable gas canister can be utilized to supply air pressure to the venturi when a press open release closed type valve is actuated.
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18 Claims
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1. A nebulizer comprising a main body and at least one medicine receiver configured to receive a medicine container, a mixing chamber and a venturi positioned to be located within the oral cavity of a patient when used and extending into the mixing chamber and connected to the medicine receiver and configured to receive medicine from the medicine receiver and air and mix the medicine and air in the mixing chamber, and a diffuser element positioned at the mixing chamber and configured to receive the flow of air from the venturi and cause the medication entering the mixing chamber to be atomized by the action of the air flowing through the venturi;
the nebulizer further containing a plurality of medicine receivers, each having a different shape, and each medicine receiver is shaped to match the shape uniquely associated with a different medicine container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A nebulizer comprising:
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a. a main body having at least an air line, a medicine line and a medicine receiver communicating with said medicine line; b. a fluid air channel section connected to said main body having an air line and venturi, wherein the air line terminates in at said venturi and a medicine line connecting with the medicine line of the main body; c. a fluid combiner and nozzle section and mixing chamber connected to said fluid air channel section, said venturi extending into said mixing chamber and permitting medicine from said medicine line to combine with air from the venturi in said mixing chamber, and d. a diffuser positioned at the mixing chamber and connected to said fluid combiner and nozzle section and configured to receive the flow of air from the venturi and cause the medication entering the mixing chamber to be atomized by the action of air flowing through the venturi. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of administering a medicine to a patient using a nebulizer, comprising the step of nebulizing the medicine using a venturi placed within the patient'"'"'s oral cavity, the nebulizer comprising a main body and at least one medicine receiver configured to receive a medicine container, a mixing chamber and a venturi positioned to be located within the oral cavity of a patient when used and extending into the mixing chamber and connected to the medicine receiver and configured to receive medicine from the medicine receiver and air and mix the medicine and air in the mixing chamber, and a diffuser element positioned at the mixing chamber and configured to receive the flow of air from the venturi and cause the medication entering the mixing chamber to be atomized by the action of the air flowing through the venturi.
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