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Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator

  • US 7,748,377 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2007
  • Issued: 07/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing a nebulized fluid to a ventilated patient, the method comprising:

  • vibrating an aerosolization element in the presence of a fluid, wherein the aerosolization element includes a plurality of apertures that nebulize the fluid while the aerosolization element is vibrating;

    introducing the nebulized fluid into a breathing circuit; and

    controlling vibration of the aerosolization element during a certain interval of a breathing cycle;

    wherein the fluid comprises an antibiotic that is selected to treat a pulmonary infection resulting from mechanical ventilation.

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