Patent ID: 11937344
Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 10:
11. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a power source;
a control component;
a liquid reservoir configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition;
an atomizer configured to receive the aerosol precursor composition and to produce an aerosol, the atomizer comprising a liquid transport element; and
a microvalve located between the liquid reservoir and the liquid transport element,
wherein the control component is configured to generate a stimulus, wherein the microvalve comprises a base member including at least one channel defined therethrough, and at least one actuating member, at least a portion of which comprises a shape-memory material, and which is configured, in response to the stimulus, to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the actuating member blocks the at least one channel, and in the second position, the actuating member does not block the at least one channel such that fluid is permitted to flow from the liquid reservoir through the at least one channel and to the liquid transport element.