Patent ID: 11938056
Assignee: EYENOVIA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 52:
53. A device for delivering a volume of fluid to an eye, comprising:
a housing;
a fluid ejector located within the housing, the fluid ejector having a vibrating element with a plurality of openings and a central axis, the vibrating element having a fluid side and a delivery side with the plurality of openings extending from the fluid side to the delivery side, the fluid ejector ejecting fluid from the fluid side through the plurality of openings to the delivery side when the vibrating element is vibrated, wherein the central axis of the vibrating element is defined by a central orientation of a spray pattern emitted by the plurality of openings; and
an enclosure positioned adjacent the fluid side the vibrating element, the enclosure and the vibrating element forming a chamber, wherein the enclosure includes a wall having a lip positioned adjacent the fluid side of the vibrating element, the lip extending around the plurality of openings, the enclosure and the vibrating element together defining the chamber which holds a volume of the fluid to be dispensed,
wherein the enclosure has a main inlet which directs the flow in a direction within 30 degrees of the central axis, the enclosure having a sidewall and a flow splitting chamber fluidly coupled to the main inlet to receive the fluid, the flow splitting chamber having a shape which redirects and splits a fluid flow from the main inlet to at least a first inlet and a second inlet oriented 60-90 degrees from the central axis, the first inlet and the second inlet being directed at the sidewall of the enclosure before the fluid is directed to the plurality of openings.